Happy New Year!!

Happy new year everyone - Lets hope the political situation world-wide improves. Violence in Iraq, Corruption in Governments, Human Rights violations in the US.

Goodbye 2007 - Hello 2008!

DVLA Missing Data Update

A few more facts have been found out about the DVLA missing data saga. The data was lost on a hard drive, it is believed to have been thrown out as rubbish and is currently unknown if it was encrypted or in plaintext. The data on the hard drive was, Names, Addresses and phone numbers but no financial data was stored on the disc.

Question I have is this: Why is our data been sent to the US? How did it get to the US? Should Private contractors be dealing with personal details of British Citizens? If this happened in May, What was been done to find the details? Why weren't we informed earlier?

Oh and, When can I have your resignation, Gordon?

Update: The data was meant to be in a "Security Facility" in Iowa, USA but has not been found. The Information Commission has judged the loss to not be "substantial", As no D.O.Bs or National Insurance numbers have been lost.

Millons of Personal Records missing......AGAIN!

The goverment can't appear to keep hold of its data these days! first, In NI the DVLNI (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland) lost over 7500 drivers records went missing, again on CDs. Now it has turned out that the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) here in England have lost 3 million records of candidates for the Driving theory test, a test required to get a Driving Licence in the UK.

These details were lost in.....The United States! The data is stored on a hard drive that went missing in May of this year. So they have been missing for 8 months now, and know one thought to let us know?

The reason why I'm partially annoyed at this is because I did my theory test not long ago and I suspect my details may be on it. My details were also on the HMRC discs that went missing. Despite these catastrophic failures the goverment continues with its National ID card scheme.

This current Government is a disgrace! Brown should call on election so the British people can choose a party that will put the Great back into Great Britain.

I will update with more facts when I get them and my anger has been controlled!!

Bush: Iran still a threat, despite report

George W Bush has said he still thinks Iran is a threat, despite a report been released that says Iran is less determined to build a nuclear bomb than previously thought. However, Mr Bush who is in his last year in power still maintains Iran is a threat and Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.

The reports says Iran could technically be capable of developing enough highly enriched Uranium (HEU) for a weapon in late 2009, but it also says it is very unlikely. There is hope this will play down threats from the US of military action against Iran. Mr Bush did say that all options were on the table for dealing with the Iran nuclear crisis, this includes military action.