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Why the Jimmy Mubenga case won’t be a watershed moment for government outsourcing

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New Statesman Alan White Unreported Britain Why the Jimmy Mubenga case won’t be a watershed moment for government outsourcing The unlawful killing of Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga by three G4S security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Privatising intelligence gathering

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Privatising intelligence gathering Summary: PRISM, declining privacy, and lost accountability of government security agencies is the real cost of intelligence privatisation and security outsourcing. By Tim Lohman | August  6, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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India to Outsource Spying on Indians to the Israelis

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India to Outsource Spying on Indians to the Israelis   Newsclick Report, August 6, 2013 At a time when the entire world is outraged to find out about USA’s secret mass… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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We Own It – a new campaign against the UK’s disastrous privatisations

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We Own It – a new campaign against the UK’s disastrous privatisations Rachel Graham 5 August 2013 The results have been terrible. Soaring prices, corruption, fraud, enormous expense to the public… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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From Jails to Factories

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Ryan Rummel: From Jails to Factories Ryan Rummel brings a pretty haunting and sobering short about the transition of this country’s detention system from small jails for the first three hundred… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Serious concern’ as private prisons finish bottom of league table

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thetimes.co.uk July 26, 2013 Friday 12:01 AM GMT ‘Serious concern’ as private prisons finish bottom of league table BYLINE: Richard Ford, Home Correspondent Two prisons run by private companies and another… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Probation Workers Reject Government Privatisation Plans

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Targeted News Service July 26, 2013 Friday 3:53 AM EST Probation Workers Reject Government Privatisation Plans Targeted News Service LONDON UNISON issued the following news release: UNISON members working in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco and pathology: the cost of profit in England’s NHS

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Serco and pathology: the cost of profit in England’s NHS Richard Whittell 30 July 2013 Serco was pleased to announce last week that GSTS Pathology – its joint venture with two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Prison privatisation won’t work

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Natalie Bennett Monday 29 July 2013 Prison privatisation won’t work: effective, rehabilitating prisons are in all of our interests The privatisation scramble extends far beyond all of these aspects of our… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco: the company that is running Britain

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Serco: the company that is running Britain From prisons to rail franchises and even London’s Boris bikes, Serco is a giant global corporation that has hoovered up outsourced government contracts. Now… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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