Clamping down on fraudsters, or at least one type of.

Imagine you were in charge of the country, and let's face it you'd probably do a better job, and a lackey appeared on bended knee with the reports on two programmes your beneficent self runs on behalf of the people.

The first programme estimates that fraudsters are making off with £1.5bn, the second programme estimates losses through fraud of £15.2bn. Which fraudsters will get your most attention? Which will you rail against before the press vowing to see they get their just desserts?

Decided? Well what if I then told you that the first set of fraudsters were unknown to you, had no really power and little in the way of influence when it came to how things run in this country. What if I then told you that the second lot contained people you probably know, and had power and influence. Would that change your mind?

Benefit Fraud losses: £1.5bn
Tax evasion losses: £15.2bn

The topic of a key speech from our Prime Minister - Benefit Fraud.

Not that I'm saying the reasons I give above are the ones our PM made and I await his next speech regarding his crackdown on tax evaders and imprisonment of those public servants found to be fiddling their expenses.