Olympics: 'I don't know if guards speak English', says G4S chief

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BrilloPad replied

14 July 2012, 16:02
Who cares what language they speak? As long as they are rude who cares?
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TimberWolf replied

14 July 2012, 15:46
It would be funny if they all had beards, turbans and rucksacks. Much safer to watch it on TV.
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xoggoth replied

14 July 2012, 15:44
If the DM is correct about the lack of proper checks one has to wonder if some of these "security" guards are not a threat to security.

London 2012 Olympics: Mail reporter experiences the shambolic G4S training centre | Mail Online

PS For lefties who reject anything in the DM (the decent righty one) on principle, there is similar comment in this DM (the crappy lefty one) article:

G4S Olympics security fiasco: Firm fails to recruit and train enough guards so army steps in... and WE pay £15m - Mirror Online
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AtW started a topic Olympics: 'I don't know if guards speak English', says G4S chief

14 July 2012, 15:33
Olympics: 'I don't know if guards speak English', says G4S chief

"Nick Buckles, chief executive of G4S said he deeply regretted the company's failure to recruit enough staff, which will see troops called in to fill in the gaps.

He said attempts to recruit 10,000 workers had been "complex" and that the firm had underestimated the scale of the task.

But when challenged about whether those recruited by G4S even spoke fluent English, Mr Buckles struggled to answer the question.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday morning: "That is a difficult question to answer. They all have a right to work in the UK and have been vetted to very high standards." "

Olympics: 'I don't know if guards speak English', says G4S chief - Telegraph
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