Bloody government

I had a day off today, I still woke up with my smart alarm at just gone 6. I can remember reading stuff on my phone, then thinking I should get out of bed. The next thing I remember is waking up at 7.23. We had a chilled start to the day, before going shopping. We finished most of our Christmas shopping, did our food shopping and then went to toys'r'us. We were looking at their Toot-Toot drivers stuff. We decided that it was a bit expensive. My wife then wanted to look at feeding and weaning stuff. My son got very interested in what was behind us, pottys. So tonight he had his first try on the potty.

When we got home from shopping I had received a letter from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs telling me that I had underpaid on tax. Their figures showed that I had earned over £6,000 more than I actually had, including over £3,000 of job seekers allowance. This was all during the 2012-13 tax year. I have only claimed job-seekers once in my life, February 2012 to March 2012 , so in the previous tax year. So after lunch I made a phone call. It turns out that their information shows me claiming job-seekers from February 2012 to February 2013, even though they knew I had worked for my employer since March 12th 2012. So I shall be receiving and amended statement showing I owe nothing.

Either that or the job-seekers allowance they think I've had. I think £3,000 in exchange for £600 tax is a fair swap.

Thanks for reading

Adam Edward Grant