I understand the reasons for not wanting to but that doesn't make it any easier to swallow. If anything I am more alarmed that we don't have much in place to sniff out fraud when and where it exists, especially as it's public funds. I can't remember which MP stated it's into the millions but as I say, given hospitality alone account for over 500,000 it's not exactly small numbers and again, they have done exactly what we have been asking for for TUPE'd workers so this could have been rectified weeks ago. Fleur Anderson wrote to 30 ministers and got just 4 replies...things like that seem more why it won't happen as opposed to any extra work imposed on HMRC or whatever.
Morally it's just completely wrong but I'm sure in the weeks and months to come more will be said of all this when others start realising that some of us have lived with no furlough, no jobs and no entitlement to various benefits....we're drowned out now because of all the other noise but when the million plus doubles, trebles or even quadruples and those who come off furlough pay realise there is zero support for them either then shit will brew.
I find it all rather tiring tbh and I am a bit bitter but I would like to think I have every right to feel a bit aggrieved.