Richard Murphy on the problem of taxpayers being overcharged by HRMC:

There is an answer, of course.

The answer is more tax inspectors.

No, that's not the answer to any question other than "how can we waste more of the taxpayer's money?" There is an answer, however. And it is this - simplify the tax system. In fact, go for a flat tax. But a tax accountant like Murphy could never go for that now, could he?