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Public service, private contracts: how Serco was wired into our future

Public service, private contracts: how Serco was wired into our future Serco What happens to accountability and trust when multinationals run public institutions? Frances Flanagan Sat 22 Feb 2020 14.00 EST Last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Nepal seeks review of pact with UK on Gurkha soldiers

Nepal seeks review of pact with UK on Gurkha soldiers SHARE ARTICLE Posted: Feb 18, 2020 06:54 AM (IST) Updated : 8 days ago Kathmandu, February 17 Nepal has officially proposed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Nepal Calls For Review Of Gurkha Recruitment Deal

Nepal Calls For Review Of Gurkha Recruitment Deal There around 3,000 Nepalis in the Brigade of Gurkhas who have fought in conflicts including Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans. 14th December 2019… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Army Chief Inspects More Than 400 New Gurkhas In Nepal

Army Chief Inspects More Than 400 New Gurkhas In Nepal Four hundred and thirty-two Gurkhas have joined the British Army – an increase of 32 on last year’s record-breaking number. 19th… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘It’s A Very Cold Place’: New Gurkha Recruits Arrive In UK

Gurkhas ‘It’s A Very Cold Place’: New Gurkha Recruits Arrive In UK Four hundred and thirty-two new faces are being welcomed to Catterick Garrison for the first time. 24th February 2020… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Better to die than be a coward: The Gurkha Brigade

Better to die than be a coward: The Gurkha Brigade Ministry of Defence Feb 21 · 5 min read For over 200 years now, individuals from Nepal have been recruited into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Serco to take over running of G4S immigration detention centres

Serco to take over running of G4S immigration detention centres By Flora Thompson, PA Home Affairs Correspondent PA Media: UK News  20 February 2020 Serco is to take over the running… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Privateering in Medieval England

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REVEALED: The British government’s covert propaganda campaign in Syria

REVEALED: The British government’s covert propaganda campaign in Syria Documents obtained by MEE reveal how British contractors recruited Syrian citizen journalists – often without their knowledge – to promote ‘moderate opposition’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Dosh for deportations—how private firms cash in

Article information Background Check Sun 16 Feb 2020, 11:16 GMT Issue No. 2692 Dosh for deportations—how private firms cash in Deportations to Jamaica have exposed the horror of Britain’s immigration system.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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