"It's a mistake (Guv)........honest !"( Deepen Rambling)

Well now, I'm quite sure that most people today are familier with the news this week and that includes many people all over the world. This country has been washing it's laundry in public.........well at least certain elected members of society that is and I am sure we all have formed an opinion of this.



There is an advertisement on the television, and elsewhere, which appears to be provoking people into "Snitching" on "Benefit cheats" who maybe perfectly decent people in desparation "bend" the rules. It is all too easy to judge a situation, maybe wrongly, and point a finger when all that is wrong is the crazy system which could be brought up to date with great savings to the "Public purse". If a situation arises in ones life and we are backed up against the wall, so to speak, survival takes over and we become very different people not pausing to think logically. This point of view is only one scenario of course and obviously "Rats in the Barn" do exist undeniably but methinks caution when forming opinions is good advice. Wouldn't it be nice if sometime soon we could all see a complete overhaul of these systems and practices, bringing them up to date and into the 21st Century to the benefit of us all ? Maybe some of the "Squillions" we have all seen sprinkled about in certain quarters recently could be used for this purpose ??.........yeh right............dream on Dee.



Further to this point of view, if anyone falls foul of this antiquated system the penalties can be very severe, no matter what the circumstances or how much the "perpitrator" was in desparate need, often for so little............sound familiar ?

Oh ! what a tangled web we weave when first we set out to deceive.




So then, WHY-o-WHY is there so much deliberating and soul searching when it comes to "righting wrongs" and why is the temptation not being removed from the greedy and corrupt

in that particular sector........"Hang on there mate,"....... " How can you justify that statement?"

Well, the Law of the land is for everyone, not just for those below a certain "glass" ceiling and if credibility is to be mentained at home and across the rest of the world, Justice has to be seen to done and swiftly for all. I doubt if our glorious leaders are able to calculate the fall-out, or are ready to "bite the bullet" and take the actions necessary to limit the damage already created. The question is ,I suspect, most people will see this fiasco as though all are guilty in Government when in truth possibly only a relatively small group are involved.



I mean let us move to the other end of the spectrum, surely we cannot expect someone to manage without light bulbs can we ? or food, decorating, videos, or clothes ?

Now there is a thing, clothes, the Inland Revenue do not allow deductions for clothing (unless for a specific protection) most certainly suits etc are not allowed or similar for smart appearance at work.......Double standards here again !!



I suppose we can all waffle on....... add-infinitum until something else attracts our attention and we form another opinion, (See "In my opinion" Monday 4th May) about something else waiting in the wings.Of this opinion, here and now, I am sure............We CANNOT do anything about it but maybe hold this thought as some kind of consolation................."If you lay down with Dogs..........you can get up with Fleas".................................................Deepen.