WHAT have Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and Work Secretary John Hutton got in common? They both want tougher action to control the cheats.

While Mr Mourinho has found himself on legally dodgy ground with his hypocritical allegation that Everton's Andy Johnson is a serial diver, Mr Hutton has a point when it comes to benefit cheats.

The vast majority of us work hard for our money and pay our taxes and we deserve to know that everything possible is being done to ensure that all benefit claimants are genuine cases.

While it is vital to protect those who cannot work as a result of ill health or child care difficulties, the fact that more than half a million migrant workers have targeted Britain since 2004 shows that jobs are there for those who really want them.

As always, it is easier to talk tough than act tough. Mr Hutton is talking very tough when he threatens to stop benefits altogether in some cases and it will not be easy to make those kind of judgements on a case-by-case basis.

As yet, we don't know how much substance his strong words have.

There is no sign of Mr Hutton's declarations on benefit cheats being followed through in the Welfare Reform Bill currently going through Parliament.

And, until there are firm proposals for action, it is hard to tell whether the Government is serious about sorting out the duckers and divers who claim public money for years without seriously looking for work.