Why don’t the Carillion bosses seem embarrassed?

My father warned me about scoundrels in business. Now bad behaviour can be called out online, but international shame still doesn't stop rogues

As my father had been seriously ripped off three times during his life in business by people he trusted, he often warned me about the surprising number of rogues and scoundrels swanning around, ready to use any vile trick to relieve me of my money.

Just my father's bad luck, I thought, until about a decade ago, when I came across one of these villains. He was a rather grand agent, who asked me to give an after-dinner talk at a serious conference on education. Flattering, but scary, because I had never done such a thing before - a long, serious speech. I asked how much I would be paid.