cheating

none of us like cheats (except wwe fans, where cheating is accepted, because we know at some point they will not prosper and get their comeuppance).

most of us do not like benefit cheats. we don't like that are getting money for no reason, nor do we like that they give others on benefits a bad name.
the majority of people who claim benefits don't do it because they want to, they do it because they have no choice.

or course the tories hate benefit cheats, the only problem is they just hate anyone on benefits.

their latest wheeze is a three strikes and you are out policy.
a threat that serial fraudsters will loose their benefits for several years. leaving aside the amoral aspect of such a scheme, it once again shows that for all their talk the tories are still the nasty party, they still have a desire to punish the weak and vulnerable.

oddly, so far, the three strikes and you are out is not being applied to those who indulge in a little bit of tax evasion. ah wouldn't it be nice if one or two of those lovely tax evaders were pursued and prosecuted with the same vigour as those who are on benefits? we know it won't happen, but it is nice to dream. think of the ways of punishing them - my current three favourites are: stripping them of their wealth, exiling them and enlisting them into the military where they would spend the rest of their days doing kp.

sadly though life isn't like the wwe and not all cheats get lose out.
under the tories some cheats will be targeted but others will get to be invited to downing street to sup champagne and give advice on how the country is run.