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July 19, 2012 1:01 pm

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Speaking to BBC News earlier, Policing Minister Nick Herbert said of the G4S Olympics shambles:

“I think people can see perfectly clearly that this was a one-off event.”

What would you call that line of defence? We’ve had one rogue journalist.

Is this just “one rogue contract”?

He also suggested that G4S’s failure did not affect other contracts by the company.

They’ve embarrassed the country.

They’ve caused troops to be drafted in to save the Olympics.

What on earth would the have to do to lose such contracts exactly?

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  • Cari_esky5

    What I hear about private prisons by people who work in them, i’d say this is not a one off event.  

  • Barry Edwards

    Surprised no-ones gone for the Ernest Saunders defence recently.

  • treborc

    Ed Miliband called today for G4S to be blocked from getting new
    government contracts in the wake of the Olympics security shambles.

    The Labour leader said no more deals should be signed until a review
    had been carried out to ensure the firm was fit to provide services.
    He also accused the coalition of opening the door to private companies carrying out core police roles.
    “People
    want bobbies on the beat, not G4S,” he said. “We need to be much
    clearer about what private companies should and should not do.”
    The comments came as Mr Miliband launched Labour’s campaign for Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections in central London.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-calls-for-block-on-new-g4s-government-contracts-7958709.html

    Too bloody right Mr Miliband this one I do agree with, 100% correct

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