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Police forces scrap G4S contract

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Police forces scrap G4S contract Raymond Brown   Sir Graham Bright Controversial plans to outsource some police services to G4S have been ditched. The decision came following a crunch meeting tonight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas

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This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas By Spencer Ackerman 01.23.13 6:30 AM Anthony Sharp of Typhon, a new private security firm, wants to escort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S win a £300m deal and start firing

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The Sun (England) January 21, 2013 Monday Edition 1; National Edition G4S win a £300m deal and start firing BYLINE: STEPHEN MOYES Pg. 19 SHAMED Olympics security firm G4S is axing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former soldier who went down fighting off kidnappers was first Briton to die

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The Daily Telegraph (London) January 21, 2013 Monday Edition 1; National Edition Former soldier who went down fighting off kidnappers was first Briton to die; THE GULF WAR VETERAN BYLINE: Gordon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S pays out to change prison locks

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G4S pays out to change prison locks Thursday, 17 January 2013  It cost G4S more than 415,000 pounds to change the locks at Birmingham prison Security firm G4S paid more than… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Alloa private soldier sues his employers for £1.7m over a slipped disk

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18 January 2013 Last updated at 08:21 ET Alloa private soldier sues his employers for £1.7m over a slipped disk Joseph Davidson said he injured his back carrying a heavy colleague… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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How Gun Lube Brought Down the British Empire

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How Gun Lube Brought Down the British Empire 1/19/13 | by Chris Eger In 1857 colonial India, the British East India Company was an enormous publicly traded private corporation that literally… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The most open government in the world? It doesn’t feel like it…

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… Getting underneath the failings of security contractor G4S at the Olympic Games was also frustrating. “It was very difficult to extract relevant information because the London Organising Committee of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Front: Private firms to take over bulk of the probation service

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The Guardian (London) – Final Edition January 9, 2013 Wednesday Front: Private firms to take over bulk of the probation service BYLINE: Alan Travis Home affairs editor Pg. 1 The justice… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S braced for bigger Olympic loss

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G4S braced for bigger Olympic loss World’s biggest private security company expected to incur a loss of up to £100m after botched London 2012 contract Press Association The Guardian, Sunday 13… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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