One of the reasons citizen media has evolved in to such a formidable (but very likeable) beast is that it recognises that the corporate media leave stuff out they don’t like or agree with. This results in bias and confusion amongst the public. This won’t go away but it can be partially redeemed by becoming empowered to find out for ourselves and to find sources that focus solely upon the facts and their analysis. With this in mind Dorset Eye has utilised a wonderful charity that does just this.
Some of the highlights this week:
Claim: There are 10 times more staff dealing with benefits abuse than with tax evasion by the super-rich.
Conclusion: There are more people working on benefit fraud, but not 10 times more. 3,765 staff currently work at the DWP investigating benefit fraud and error, compared to 700 at HMRC who focus on the wealthiest individuals. Over 26,000 people at HMRC work on all tax enforcement and compliance.
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