If you wish to debate what affects our economy most, and even accepting that Social security fraud is already huge please feel free to do so. What DG did was totally wrong and I assume DN will make an imminent decision over his future, but to berate his crime in such a blinkered fashion not only does you no service at all, it clearly suggests the agenda and that of your fellow aide de camps is far from that you you want us to believe.
Why not instead concentrate your moans about the £25 billion the government have waste on poor procurement and outsourcing for example, is that not more criminal? You talk about benefits, maybe you have a view on the £5 billion, respective governments have given 'in benefits' to those earning £100,000 pa, is that not more scandalous? What about the £20.3 billion cost to the economy of public sector fraud, think very carefully on that one, put that one in just for you. What about the £4 billion lost to the tax payers from RBS following the sale of Norther Rock. Is that not obscene. How many of the bankers actually went to prison, in fact ever went to court, You tell us what is worse. Would you think that someone who pays £22 for light bulbs that ordinarily cost 65p is guilty of fraud? Well that's what someone at the Ministry of defence actually did. Perhaps you think its not criminal and no fraud was committed when someone at the Scottish government could sign a £1.5 million contract for taxis for their civil servants in Edinburgh- despite ordering their staff to take buses. Am sure there is nothing remotely dodgy about any of these is there, and no doubt none have built up the remotest anger in the SP household, but Jesus, DG cons £6,000 and the walls of Jericho are about to tumble down.
Come on get real, he was wrong, he got caught and yes, could yet get fired. Worse I thought he actually did his, case and credibility more damage with his comments in today's Standard, but to try and link it to the country's woes as you are just makes you sound so bitter and certainly ill informed.
By the way SP, do you agree, when so many in the country are currently suffering so badly that we should be donating £200 million to the Indian Space project? I bet you actually do
Most of us though, without making light of DG's behavour in the slightest would suggest that's a far bigger fraud