HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall

9:12am Wed February 16th
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Far from the madding crowds of Oxford Street, the voices of young tax protesters are carried through to the rarefied air of HM Treasury, where Scrapbook can reveal civil servants are being trained on the UK Uncut tax avoidance campaign.

With the barbarians literally at the gate, cracks are starting to appear in the consensus (not to mention the windows) at Horse Guards Road. Our informants have spotted a trailer for this fascinating seminar on the front page of the corporate intranet, pompously titled The Red Box:


This follows hot on the heels of the Revenue and Customs board meeting last week, where the Commissioners were sent into a spin by the UK Uncut media campaign and had a substantive discussion about setting more tax inspectors on the big firms. But don’t expect to see that in the minutes.

Having buffeted civil servants, will the chill winds of tax justice reach Gideon Osborne and his 17 millionaire friends in the Cabinet?

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  1. By Political Scrapbook on February 16, 2011 at 9:14 am

    NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  2. By ϟøρнḯ℮ ฿₡ on February 16, 2011 at 9:16 am

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  3. By Chris Paul on February 16, 2011 at 9:17 am

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  4. By Adam Bienkov on February 16, 2011 at 9:18 am

    RT @psbook NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  5. By tamsinchan on February 16, 2011 at 9:22 am

    RT @psbook HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut @ukuncut @usuncut @falseecon

  6. By gezkirby on February 16, 2011 at 9:26 am

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  7. By wireman on February 16, 2011 at 9:27 am

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  8. By cowan88 on February 16, 2011 at 9:30 am

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  9. By Huw Spanner on February 16, 2011 at 9:30 am

    RT @psbook HM Treasury considers #UKUncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj // So, maybe protests *do* have some effect.

  10. By unitonehifi on February 16, 2011 at 10:54 am

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  11. By ch33sl3y on February 16, 2011 at 11:06 am

    RT @tamsinchan: RT @psbook HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut @ukuncut …

  12. By double karma on February 16, 2011 at 11:08 am

    RT @UKuncut: Our ears are burning – HMRC rubs training day on #UKUncut: http://j.mp/i5PYtJ

  13. By double karma on February 16, 2011 at 11:08 am

    RT @MarinaPepper: RT @UKuncut: Our ears are burning – HMRC runs training day on #UKUncut: http://j.mp/i5PYtJ

  14. By double karma on February 16, 2011 at 11:08 am

    RT @FalseEcon: RT @psbook HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj (via @tamsinchan)

  15. By double karma on February 16, 2011 at 11:08 am

    RT @latentexistence: RT @psbook: HM Treasury run training on #UKUncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/f9b3q0

  16. By yorkshiremao on February 16, 2011 at 11:26 am

    RT @UKuncut: Our ears are burning – HMRC rubs training day on #UKUncut: http://j.mp/i5PYtJ

  17. By pareayh on February 16, 2011 at 11:31 am

    RT @psbook: HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/f9b3q0

  18. By pareayh on February 16, 2011 at 11:36 am

    RT @tamsinchan: RT @psbook HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut @ukuncut …

  19. By nickbloke on February 16, 2011 at 11:48 am

    RT @FalseEcon: RT @psbook HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj (via @tamsinchan)

  20. By Andy Bean on February 16, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  21. By Andy Bean on February 16, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  22. By Chris Roberts on February 16, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  23. By LambethSOS on February 16, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Direct action works… "@psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://t.co/4mbdpsa #UKuncut"

  24. By Oxford Kevin on February 16, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  25. By Siân de Freyssinet on February 16, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  26. By Dominic on February 16, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  27. By Deb on February 16, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  28. By Rupert Griffin on February 16, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  29. By Seth Mowshowitz on February 16, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  30. By Simon Blanchard on February 16, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    RT @FalseEcon: RT @psbook HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj (via @tamsinchan)

  31. By Sam de Freyssinet on February 16, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    RT @stavvers: Aww. The poor Treasury is a bit frightened of big bad UK Uncut http://is.gd/H5LBxU

  32. By --- on February 16, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  33. By emma dow on February 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  34. By Hano on February 16, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    #UKuncut is really making a difference here: 'HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj '

  35. By marmite on February 16, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    #UKuncut is really making a difference here: 'HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut http://bit.ly/euZBVj ' via @PhilDyson #Demo2011

  36. By . on February 16, 2011 at 7:26 pm

    RT @marmite_: #UKuncut is really making a difference here: 'HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut http://bit.ly/euZBVj ' via @PhilDyson …

  37. By subaruoflondon on February 16, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    RT @psbook: HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/f9b3q0

  38. By Ian Parker on February 16, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    #UKuncut is really making a difference here: 'HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut http://bit.ly/euZBVj ' via @PhilDyson #Demo2011

  39. By Virginia Moffatt on February 16, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  40. By Toffee TechNoir on February 16, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    RT @UKuncut: Our ears are burning – HMRC rubs training day on #UKUncut: http://j.mp/i5PYtJ

  41. By Matt Harwood on February 16, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall | Political Scrapbook http://t.co/EelOkks

  42. By Miles Weaver on February 17, 2011 at 1:42 am

    “@psbook: HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut” They're right to be afraid!

  43. By downinjamaica on February 17, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    RT @psbook: NEW –> HM Treasury run training on UK Uncut as tax protests rattle Whitehall http://bit.ly/euZBVj #UKuncut

  44. By You Cannot Stop an Idea « beyondclicktivism on February 17, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    [...] confess they do not know how to control such a protest group. HM Treasury have started running special training for staff on how to respond to it. Compass has praised the movement in a recent letter to their members. [...]

  45. By UK Uncut has chosen its targets well | Tentacles of doom on February 19, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    [...] makes things happen. Shutting down Vodafone shops and embarrassing Barclays makes things happen. HMRC is briefing its staff on UK Uncut. Boots, Vodafone, Barclays and other businesses have been forced to respond to negative press [...]

  46. By Pickled Politics » Why UKuncut doesn’t directly target the HMRC on February 20, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    [...] there has been a tangible impact on the HMRC. Secondly, part of their aim IS to raise tax avoidance as a widespread practice in the media. So, [...]

  47. By sunny hundal on February 20, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    @davidallengreen @matgb so, not only did that push the issue faster, but HMRC are definitely rattled http://bit.ly/gZxWJV

  48. By UKFreeNews on February 20, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    RT @sunny_hundal: @davidallengreen @matgb so, not only did that push the issue faster, but HMRC are definitely rattled http://bit.ly/gZxWJV

  49. By Right wing nutjob Glenn Beck attacks UK Uncut on Fox News | Political Scrapbook on February 25, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    [...] upset the apple cart in Whitehall, UK Uncut are hitting the news over the Atlantic, where our friend Glenn Beck has attacked the tax [...]

  50. By Support UK Uncut and those arrested at Fortnum & Mason – “non-violent and sensible,” innocent and victimised | Left Futures on March 31, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    [...] previously involved in political activity, have left corporate Britain running scared, forced the Treasury to run training sessions in response and thrown the right-wing anti-tax Tax Payers Alliance onto the defensive. In a [...]

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