SOAS Detainee Support students picketed G4S annual shareholders’ meeting on 7 June. They highlighted the issue of child detention. Photo: Courtesy of Open Democracy
The Fox Report: Beyond the G4S Olympic fiasco
Clare Sambrook asks: What now for the world’s biggest security company?
by Clare Sambrook
31st August 2012
Earlier this summer, G4S, the world’s leading security company, famously failed to provide a workforce fit to guard the London Olympics, prompting the unexpected deployment of thousands of troops and police officers.
The eleventh hour unravelling of security for the world’s biggest sporting event provoked intense media interest, dominating national news reporting, and hit headlines worldwide.
