Category Archives: UK

G4S Debt Investors See Beyond 2012 Olympics Fiasco: U.K. Credit

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G4S Debt Investors See Beyond 2012 Olympics Fiasco: U.K. Credit By Alex Webb – Mar 24, 2013 8:00 PM ETQ G4S Plc (GFS), pilloried for its failure to supply enough security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S ‘struggling to fulfil its obligation to house asylum-seekers’

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G4S ‘struggling to fulfil its obligation to house asylum-seekers’ Kevin Rawlinson  Tuesday 19 March 2013   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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G4S asylum seekers’ housing failure exposed

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G4S asylum seekers’ housing failure exposed Multinational security firm G4S has admitted internally that it is failing to adequately house asylum seekers. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors

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Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors Mar 26, 2013 20:26 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff AW189 SAR concept (click to view full) March 26/13: SAR-H winner. The UK’s Department for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart

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Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart The sensitive work of housing vulnerable asylum seekers appears to be defeating the world’s biggest security company. A leaked letter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists

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Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists John Grayson 18 March 2013 Subjects: The scandal of child detention in the UK G4S: securing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UN to study use of private military and security companies

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UN to study use of private military and security companies Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 2:05 pm Press Release: OHCHR UN Working Group on mercenaries to launch study on the use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Security firm wins EU contract despite tax problem

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Kabul street: the contract is the largest one in the EU’s private security portfolio (Photo: russavia) Security firm wins EU contract despite tax problem You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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The full costs of G4S’s “little security dilemma” come to light

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The full costs of G4S’s “little security dilemma” come to light Annual profits drop by a third. By Oliver Williams Published 13 March 2013 12:36 Photograph: Getty Images People still talk… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Should I Buy G4S?

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Should I Buy G4S? By Harvey Jones March 13, 2013 LONDON — It’s time to go shopping for shares again, but where to start? There are loads of great stocks to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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