Neil Clark: G4S's Olympic struggles should derail the drive towards more privatisation

This article, by CPO co-founder Neil Clark, appears on The Guardian's Comment is Free website.



Private companies have one aim: profit maximisation. So expect cuts in staffing levels and everything done on the cheap 

The next time you meet one of those free-market ideologues who tells you private companies are always more efficient than the public sector, don't bother to get involved in a lengthy argument. Instead just use the example of G4S. 

You can read the whole article here.