2009
8
Apr
Will Geddes, chief executive of International Corporate Protection (ICP), talking about the London 2012 Olympics is quoted by Reuters.”At this particular time and moment we are probably the highest risk Olympic Games to be held.”Hardly encouraging for …
2009
27
Mar
Following the shambolic 2008 Olympics international torch relay, which was dogged by security issues, protesters and criticism, the IOC has banned it for future games.The London 2012 Olympics will see a torch relay, but one that will never leave the Br…
2009
11
Mar
It would seem that some people are becoming distinctly nervous and edgy about the security issues relating to the forthcoming 2012 London Olympics.Lord Jopling, chairman of the House of Lords EU Committee, believes that the Government should begin talk…
2009
27
Feb
The Olympics in 2012 is turning out to be a security nightmare, presenting the Home Office with the largest peacetime security operation since the Second World War.There will be up to 10,000 officers policing the event, this accounts for around 7% of a…
2009
4
Feb
Plans to introduce face recognition and fingerprint technology to control entry to the 2012 Olympics construction site are still out to tender. This is despite the fact that thousands of construction workers are already on site, constructing the buildi…
2009
3
Feb
BBC London claim to have found that some contracts between the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) forbid the contractors from talking to third parties (without ODA permission) about costs, plans and other issues.The BBC also claim to have see…
2009
13
Jan
The Telegraph reports that police are concerned that the failure of the Home Office to deliver a £600M security plan (deadline last September, but postponed to some time in 2010) threatens the security of the 2012 London Olympics.Given the government’…
2008
17
Dec
The former head of London Olympic security and former assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Tarique Ghaffur, has put the cat amongst the pigeons by saying that time is running out to ensure that London 2012 is effectively policed and that …
2008
5
Dec
Whilst plans for social housing and other Olympics 2012 “legacy” promises are being cut back, the “good” news is that security costs are going to rocket.That at least is the view of Denis Oswald, the chairman of the IOC’s co-ordination committee for Lo…
2008
30
Sep
It should come as no surprise to learn that the London 2012 Olympics Budget (currently standing at £12BN, including running costs) is set to be broken, as the costs for security spiral.Anti-terrorism measures will cost an estimated £1.5BN, they were …