Like Carillion, these big firms are gamblers on a large scale and they carry out big projects and do provide a lot of jobs. But when the gamble goes sour, the directors clear off with their fat wallets and leave everyone else out of pocket. If they can get government (our) money instead of borrowing, even better for them.
I get that, BUT why should you have to? its basically fraud if you employ them with no intension of paying
Must be hard to be less of a human being than Trump. I'm not implying one is obliged to give money away, but how many Ferrari's can you sit your Arse in at once?