UK Government Computers Don't Like Hyphenated Names
from the oops dept
This article is a bit short on details, but it suggests that the UK's tax computer system can't handle anyone who has a hyphenated last name. Some are claiming that it's just an "excuse" to delay handing out tax credits. It does sound like a pretty odd (and easily preventable) problem, but it's almost more bizarre to think of such a thing as an excuse.
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People who marry: either take a name or don't, but please, just make a choice! A hyphenated last name is the ultimate badge for those unable to make one stupid decision in their life.
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Not so long ago: when a wealthy or titled family had no son they might choose to allow their daughter to inherit the estate and/or peerage, rather than, say, a nephew on the father's side. It was common for the inheritance to be conditional upon the family name being preserved. During much of the 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain, this was done by hyphenating the son-in-law's name with the daughter's maiden name.
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Anti-Spanish conspiracy?
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