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Can somebody please tell Barclays their 3DS widget is never redirecting back to the seller when transaction has been approved on user's device? In fact, the sh
by blackhaz 9mo ago
Can somebody please tell Barclays their 3DS widget is never redirecting back to the seller when transaction has been approved on user's device?
In fact, the sheer amount of systems not working correctly in Britain is astonishing. Feels like the whole country is falling apart.
- sd9 9mo agoCounterpoint: gov.uk is widely regarded as one of the best government websites in the world
- nomel 9mo agoI'm always curious how much these sorts of things costs each citizen, per year, from a more wholistic view?
- sd9 9mo agoLet's do some maths. There are 35,000,000 taxpayers [1], 70,000,000 citizens [2]. Say there are 5,000 people responsible for gov.uk and that each are paid £80k/year. Total budget: 5000 * £80k = £400M Cost per taxpayer per year: £400M / 35M = £11.43 Cost per citizen per year: £400M / 70M = £5.71 This source [3] cites projected GDS budget for 2026 as £420M. Previous years have been £273M (2025), and £256M (2024). So the fag packet calculations are not far off. [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-tax-liabilities-statistics-tax-year-2022-to-2023-to-tax-year-2025-to-2026/summary-statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-tax-liabilit... [2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/annualmidyearpopulationestimates/mid2024 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populati... [3] https://www.publictechnology.net/2025/07/14/government-and-politics/gds-set-for-big-budget-boost-in-fy26-dsit-accounts-show/ https://www.publictechnology.net/2025/07/14/government-and-p...