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I find this bit of the channel four news site helpful too.
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Here's what George Osborne said during his spending review :‘Nor will fraud in the welfare system be tolerated anymore. We estimate that £5 billion is being lost this way each billion that others have to work long hours to pay in their week we published our plans to step up the fight to catch benefit cheats, and to deploy uncompromising penalties when they OF QUOTE
Osborne's Spending review speech,
Well in my book this certainly looks like George Osborne misleading paliament,Osborne says £5bn but the treasury and the DWP say , that's quite a difference !
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Here's what George Osborne said during his spending review :‘Nor will fraud in the welfare system be tolerated anymore. We estimate that £5 billion is being lost this way each billion that others have to work long hours to pay in their week we published our plans to step up the fight to catch benefit cheats, and to deploy uncompromising penalties when they OF QUOTE
Osborne's Spending review speech,
Well in my book this certainly looks like George Osborne misleading paliament,Osborne says £5bn but the treasury and the DWP say , that's quite a difference !
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Well maybe you don't like the fact that I am happy to challege the accepted view and counter It, If only there was more of that in the UK mainstream media, but of course you are entitled to your opinion,as I am mine.
Well if you read the Telegraph article,I'm sure It will answer you question, here's a quote from It:
QUOTE:George Osborne told MPs: ‘Nor will fraud in the welfare system be tolerated any more. We estimate that £5 billion a year is being lost in this way – £5 billion that others have to work long hours to pay in their taxes.’
However that figure is not true. I have now been onto the Treasury and it is clear that the real figure for fraud in the benefits system is £1.5 billion a year, or less than one third of the sum which Osborne claimed in his spending statement. It is true that there were benefit overpayments of some £5.2 billion in the last financial year (2009/10) but the majority of these according to HMRC figures were error rather than OF QUOTE
One thing I do agree with you on, is that the previous regime was corrupt as hell,you get no argument from me on that ! I don't understand how you can pigeonhole me as a Labour supporter as I've previously said, that I distrust ALL politicians !
Max however,dodged the question when I asked about his political affliation, by the way GnV what is yours ?
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Who has been on to the Treasury?
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Where did I "pigeon hole" you as a Labour supporter? You do make a lot of suppositions, as Max has otherwise implied.
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The poster started off ok and then when challenged on his left wing views, typically, went into the defence of the indefensible.
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Who has been on to the Treasury?
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Where did I "pigeon hole" you as a Labour supporter? You do make a lot of suppositions, as Max has otherwise implied.
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The poster started off ok and then when challenged on his left wing views, typically, went into the defence of the indefensible.
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Chancellor George Osborne caught grossly exaggerating the scale of benefit fraud in his spending review, if he needs money, perhaps he should have a look at tax avoiders,such as Barcleys,BHS,Topshop,Vodaphone and certain front bench Tory politicians, a mirror would be useful for this !
A bit worrying looks like the Chancellor of the Exchequer isn't good at sums !
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There is, as far as I am aware, no law against Tax avoidance. The listed company's are large company's employing thousands and contributing a massive amount to the economy.
I don't believe this government any different to any previous government on this score
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There is, as far as I am aware, no law against Tax avoidance. The listed company's are large company's employing thousands and contributing a massive amount to the economy.
I don't believe this government any different to any previous government on this score
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So, what are you proposing?
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at the risk of repeating myself...
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:laughabove:
You make wild unsubstantiated statements, are asked to explain what you mean by them, you duck the issue and then when challenged accuse the responder of being a troll!
Please don't flatter yourself. I'm sure you'll get the hang of this place sooner or later.
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I see so your not a troll, well If anyone has the time, feel free to go back over the threads and you will see a pattern develop
You ought to come with an internet health warning... I should have known better. :doh: 
