The Power of Publicity

We have been very unfortunate in our choice of some of the people we have done business with. As the law is very weak - the only option is to expose - just like Cowboy Builders does. Your average dodgy dealer is usually a good talker and often manages to survive exposure because there are always new targets for their business. Politically, Private Eye does a good job on greedy and hypocritical businessmen, MPs and councillors but there really isn't a co-ordinated equivalent for consumers. All the TV programmes are rather mild. We need a press champion exposing corruption and the ease with which business men can avoid proper regulation. For example, it is, de facto, a criminal offence to be late with your business accounts submissions - but the law seems to be rarely enforced  with only warnings issued. Politicians ignore the huge weaknesses in 
business regulation as anything else would be viewed as 'anti-business'. This is utterly feeble - when Rangers went under the losers were hundreds of one man bands and small businesses in Govan who have gone bust and lost their livelihoods - whereas the ex owner has just walked away scot free.