So the Inland Revenue (the HMRC) has got back to me. They say:
It is clear we have not handled your tax affairs as well as we should have done and have failed to provide the level of service you are entitled to expect from us. I am sorry for this…
…we linked the computer record of another of our customers (sic) to [your record]…This was done because the other customer was inexplicably updated with the same address as yours…I am sorry for this as I am unable to explain why this happened
Which has the virtue of being honest, I suppose. Here’s the question: would you now trust the Government to run a National Identity database?
