XPost: uk.politics.misc, uk.current-events.general, uk.people.consumers   
   XPost: alt.politics.british   
   From: alan@spamddandd.com   
      
   On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:28:46 +0100, banana   
    wrote:   
      
   >In article , Alan Ferris   
   > writes   
   >   
   >>On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:51:40 +0100, banana   
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>The largest UK government department, in terms of number of employees -   
   >>>and using the term 'department' the way the government uses it, which is   
   >>>obviously the way an idiot like Alan F would use it, i.e. excluding the   
   >>>NHS, a much larger employer - is the Department of Work and Pensions.   
   >>   
   >>Nope....I do not know where you get YOUR information from......but   
   >>obviously you need to get with the passport office or Tescos as they   
   >>seem to be more accurate than you.   
   >   
   >Oh dear Alan...   
   >   
   >Actually, two government departments are widely described as being the   
   >UK government's largest.   
   >   
   >One is the Department of Work and Pensions.   
      
   So when large chunks of it were moved to the Inland Revenue you where   
   were.........   
      
   >The other is the Ministry of Defence.   
      
   If one actually counts the armed forces as part of the department then   
   I suppose it could claim it.   
      
   Just checked 2004 statistics and we still outnumber them.   
      
   Now this information is public and you still cannot work it out.....so   
   why are you so paranoid about the government when eve when given   
   information you cannot take it further.....or do you fear the   
   government departments are less stupid?   
      
   >So you work for the MOD then? Do you use one of those plastic keyboard   
   >covers to stop the blood dripping in when you type?   
      
   Awwww it really bugs your sorry state that you do not know.....all   
   that information being gathered and you are ignorant as ever.   
      
      
   --   
   Alan "Ferrit" Ferris   
      
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