From Europe. Curiosity and Delight


Curiosity

I received a letter today, sent from Malta. 


I suspected a scam.  

But no.   It was from the U.K. Department for Work and Pensions telling me that my U.K. "Social Security" ( which I'd paid into when I was a working man) would receive an increase.  

That's nice, even though it is not a huge sum (paid quarterly for ex-pats).  

But Why Oh Why does the U.K. Govt.  outsource this work to a "Public Limited Company" (PLC) in Malta?

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Delight


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