Category Archives: UK

    Bureaucratic Interests and the Outsourcing of Security: The Privatization of Diplomatic Protection in the United States and the United Kingdom

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    Bureaucratic Interests and the Outsourcing of Security The Privatization of Diplomatic Protection in the United States and the United Kingdom Eugenio Cusumano1⇑ Christopher Kinsey2 1Department of Political and Strategic Studies, Baltic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    £100m military contract lined up for company mired in racism allegations

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    £100m military contract lined up for company mired in racism allegations Complaints about bullying at Sodexo include charge that director hit employee and said it was ‘punch a black week’ Randeep… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UK Policing Support Services

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    UK Policing Support Services InPR 23 June 2014 Police could save £1 billion by following Lincolnshire’s lead A new report shows Lincolnshire Police Service partnership with private sector improving service and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Meet Bob, Britain’s first ROBOTIC security guard:

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    Meet Bob, Britain’s first ROBOTIC security guard: Droid roams offices looking for suspicious behaviour – and calls for backup Bob rolls from room to room at G4S offices in Gloucestershire  If… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S security guards violently remove protesters from AGM

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    G4S security guards violently remove protesters from AGM Investors express shock at manner guards evicted protesting shareholders who accuse firm of human rights violations Rupert Neate The Guardian, Thursday 5 June… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UK watchdog to probe G4S Israeli contract

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    June 2, 2014 6:10 pm UK watchdog to probe G4S Israeli contract By Gill Plimmer ©Bloomberg G4S, the global security company, came under further pressure on Monday when a UK government-funded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Thatcher backed Ugandan crackdown

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    Thatcher backed Ugandan crackdown Iron Lady endorsed British mercenaries training Ugandan paramilitary unit in conflict ‘worse than Amin era’ By admin | Thursday, 29 May, 2014 – 12:13 Margaret Thatcher gave… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S investors could revolt over bonuses

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    G4S investors could revolt over bonuses Controversial private security firm G4S faces the prospect of a shareholder revolt over executive pay at its annual meeting this ­Thursday, writes Geoff Ho. By:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Glasgow 2014: 10,000-strong army of police, military and security personnel to protect fans and athletes during Games

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    dailyrecord.co.uk By Paul O’Hare 30 May 2014 05:20 Glasgow 2014: 10,000-strong army of police, military and security personnel to protect fans and athletes during Games COMMONWEALTH Games organisers revealed Scottish Prison… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation

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    The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation Roukis, George S. The Journal of Management Development23.10 (2004): 938-948. Abstract (summary) This paper focuses… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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