Hudds Lad

i’m not sure it did, it certainly wasn’t intended, perhaps you can point out where it suggests “widespread” or apathy on HMRC’s part in the five words i used?

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/arrests-in-6m-bounce-back-loan-scam

Prince Charles trialled this on his estate in Cornwall as a more eco-friendly way of water management back in 1987. Using only the finest taxpayers money they managed to trouser over £38million trying to teach otters to craft rudimentary lock gates and side ponds. But after 8 years and many all-expenses paid trips to Canada, animal behaviourists were forced to admit defeat when it was realised the otters demands for fish and protection money were just too high, also they just couldn't get the mitres right. You can still see evidence of the experimental two mile stretch with associated dams, lake, club house, McDonalds and Laura Ashley Outlet shop. The otters still receive an undisclosed amount of fish from the Treasury and have threatened to throw spoor at Prince Charles on sight.

@Jerra

also the bounce back loans

condolences to you and your family.

Looks like Twentieth Century to me by Sol Hess, main changes seem to be the numbers and £, probably to make them more monospaced for signage. The more modern equivalent would be Century Gothic which was based on Twentieth Century.

or, of course, they could just be selfish gits

nearly all shareboats do maintenance & blacking over winter, could have been scheduled works? ours was booked in for blacking but we cancelled it.

you must now exchange all your Meccano for Stabil, Herr Bizzard, or its lampshade time!

you do have a monkey in a pair of red wellies