Comments by "Tony L" (@tlangdon12) on "The government’s losing nearly £60 billion a year to fraud" video.

  1.  @Misaki.Manifestation  They certainly should.
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  2. I disagree. The potential for fraud isn't dictated by policy, but how the policy is implmented. It seems that neither the goverment nor the civil service has been paying attention to the prevelence of fraud, and don't know how to implement policies in a way that prevent fraud from the outset.
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  3. Opposite of what is needed. Frauds always rely on speed and the lack of attention to detail that comes with it.
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  4. That is because the managers aren't trained properly or incentivised NOT to overlook the human resources at their disposal.
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  5. You mean the people who are disabled, or so ill that they can't hold down a job? Perhaps you would like to be afflicted with something serious so you can see what a difference it would make to your life.
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  6. We don't know about Labour. The current crop of ministers has never been in power before, but referring to one of Richard's earlier videos, the jury is out on whether they really care for their portfolios. Those who care will care about fraud as this affects what they can do with the money given to their department.
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  7. Yes, if we could drive out all the fraud we would be able to reduce taxes AND spend more on important areas that are currently underresourced like the criminal justice system and social care. It's unrealistic to expect to be able to drive out all the fraud, but you have to try to do so, otherwise you will never get close to doing so.
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  8. Pity them.
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  9. Tax inspectors walking around the streets to see which businesses are operating and checking out traders on Chekatrade and Facebook would be a start. We also have to give a clear signal about the state pension continuing forever and not becoming means-tested so that business people and employees understand when they pay NI they are getting something valuable in return. So many people will be poor in their old age because they didn't pay NI as they should.
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  10. I agree that honesty needs to be instilled in children when they are young, and as they become young adults they need this to be reinforced so that they will become honest members of society. Part of this si that they need to see people who are dishonest suffering as a result. If they see that dishonesty pays handsomely, then they are likley to be drawn into being dishonest.
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  11. Making the director liable for all the debts of the business (not just the tax debts) would be a better arrangement.
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  12.  @Tensquaremetreworkshop  While making the directors personally liable would defeat the purpose of limited liability companies, I envisaged that they would be liable for the debts when they were culpable, and not if the failure was caused by something beyond their control. If directors are allowed to behave in a reckless, cavalier fashion they will do so. There has to be a sanction.
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