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Originally Posted by andyl
When Blunkett was in the top job he regarded Benefit Fraud as being fairly insignificant in the scheme of things.... he's on public record saying so. So I'm not sure the cost of implementing the ID scheme makes much sense in relation to it.
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That was a judgement made by him... and let's agree that he made a few errors of judgement. Also, there have been suggestions that his focus may not have been as much on the job as it should be. His "eye was on a different prize" - excuse the pun!