HMRC Spending £8 Million Annually on Press Staff Alone

Guido has often wondered how many staff at HMRC are paid to post memes about the tax self-assessment deadline and belittle innocent newspaper readers on social media. Now he can tell you the answer. An FOI request Guido sent to the department reveals that HMRC now employs a whopping 155 staff with “press“, “media“, or “communications” in their job title.[…] Read the rest