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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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    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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