Each to his own

UK TAXATION HAS not given us too much to laugh about during the past year. We have had enabling letters and now intervention letters. What's next — exploding letters?
Things are a little more interesting the other side of the Channel. First tax officers in the Dordogne area were targeting British expatriates in their quest to sell a state-owned chateau worth £680 000. In the same geographical area the French have set up their first English speaking tax office. How about a French speaking tax office in England? 'Allo Allo — ici Dave Hartnett'.

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Travel and holidays

While in a queue approaching passport control at Heathrow Airport I heard the gentleman behind me say 'I wish I had brought my piano with me'. 'What on earth for?' asked his wife. 'Because my passport is on it ' he replied. Others have...