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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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From war zones to the training room

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From war zones to the training room By Rob Moore • Published 12 Jan 2013 11:00 AN ex-squaddie is using his experience of working in deadly war zones to help train… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Tony Buckingham: Swashbuckler with a Colourful Past

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Tony Buckingham: Swashbuckler with a Colourful Past 11 Jan 2013  Tony Buckingham Tony Buckingham is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Oil, a company established in the 1990s to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Ten reasons to vote for G4S as the World’s Worst Company

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Ten reasons to vote for G4S as the World’s Worst Company John Grayson and Adri Nieuwhof 10 January 2013    The infamous Public Eye award wants your vote on the company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The G4S failures aren’t an isolated case – they show up the failure of an entire ideology

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Alan White Unreported Britain. The G4S failures aren’t an isolated case – they show up the failure of an entire ideology Following the Olympic fiasco, an official report suggests setting up… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The rise of the shadow state: What can we do about it?

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Alan White Unreported Britain. The rise of the shadow state: What can we do about it? If the money doesn’t go to giants like Serco and G4S, where can it go?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The rise of the shadow state: the truth about outsourcing

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Unreported Britain. The rise of the shadow state: the truth about outsourcing Contractors like Serco, G4S and Clearel have become “too big to fail”, while it’s taxpayers’ money they’re consuming. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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