tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post8884944349041993813..comments2023-06-11T13:12:20.435+01:00Comments on The Anger of a Quiet Man: Not just the politiciansQuiet_Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-8508740870587046052009-12-21T11:56:47.205+00:002009-12-21T11:56:47.205+00:00XX subrosa said...
If you walked off with your l...XX subrosa said... <br /> If you walked off with your laptop give to you by a private business that would also be fraud.XX<br /><br />No. THAT would be straight theft.<br /><br />Fraud??<br /><br />EXPLAIN your "reasoning"?Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-91704000730678224862009-12-20T22:36:22.307+00:002009-12-20T22:36:22.307+00:00I like your little quote under the AA banner.I like your little quote under the AA banner.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-63798285395586746322009-12-20T19:52:28.030+00:002009-12-20T19:52:28.030+00:00Brian, why just civil servants? We're talking...Brian, why just civil servants? We're talking about fraud here from business premises. If you walked off with your laptop give to you by a private business that would also be fraud.<br /><br />The problem arises in that private business are aware of what's going on within their companies. There is little or no control over government departments. There's no profit or shares in it for the bosses except of course big bonuses for reaching targets. I've never seen a target aimed at reducing theft though within government.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-22789130730879716822009-12-20T18:57:14.277+00:002009-12-20T18:57:14.277+00:00It seems to be assumed that anyone who makes the s...It seems to be assumed that anyone who makes the slightest error on their tax return is a crook, in spite of the manual for income tax running to 7,000 pages. So I think it is entirely reasonable for any civil servant who makes any error at all (no matter how trivial) to be prosecuted for dishonesty.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-18231614593823547662009-12-20T18:30:18.918+00:002009-12-20T18:30:18.918+00:00Corruption seems to be endemic throughout our soci...<i> Corruption seems to be endemic throughout our society </i> <br /><br />I think that's a bit harsh. <br /><br />We do however seem to have imported a lot of people from societies where corruption is endemic and they bring those values with them. <br /><br />They also know the best place to steal and get rich is from within Govt and Local Authorities much like their own countries. <br /><br />But it's one of those things we are not allowed to talk about. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=10716" rel="nofollow">A civil servant has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail after illegally claiming £1.2m in tax credits. </a> <br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7494126.stm" rel="nofollow">Child care officer stole £110,000 </a>Pavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-13080739906215477622009-12-20T18:02:40.641+00:002009-12-20T18:02:40.641+00:00A good post.
It is human nature to want a bit m...A good post. <br /><br />It is human nature to want a bit more, I suppose, and of course I've used the office photocopier for my personal use, or made a private call on teh cmpany, so I'm as bad as the next man. Just as long as the next man isn't the one that managed to get $350,000....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com