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Monday, September 12, 2011

Horror as Thieves Walk Free

Fury muted as benefits cheats released early

Squeals of righteous fury erupted with unusual quietude today as two criminals walked free from jail after defrauding the taxpayer of more than £25,000.

John Taylor and Paul White were released after serving only a quarter of their sentences for benefit fraud.

White, who is also known by the alias Hanningfield, gave a brazen interview to the Colchester Gazette in which he favourably compared prisoners with law-abiding taxpayers.

"Some of the people who were in prison were better than some of the people I have met on the outside," he said.

It is not known whether White was referring to the Prime Minister or Andy Coulson, although as a former front-bench spokesbeing and pig farmer he has almost certainly been in contact with one or both of them.

The Ministry of Second Chances said it did not comment on individual cases, although the Conservative Party in opposition was vocal in its opposition to the early release of offenders.

Today, Labour and the Liberal Democrats were so vocal in their concern for the nation's morals that journalists in need of a soundbite were forced to resort to the chief executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance.

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