Well some woman from the company involved was on Radio 4 this morning, being interviewed along with Jon Prescott.
According to her, it was a logistical/planning error; the bus transporting the prisoners... sorry security people arrived 2 hours early, hence there being a 2 hour wait.
The bus was hired from some other company, hence it sodding off. There was a Security employee aboard the bus, and his conduct [in not making the bus wait] is being looked at internally.
Normally during this kind of event, security staff get changed on the bus. I've heard this sort of thing from someone I know who's worked for G4S on events. Seems reasonable.
The uniforms were not on the bus, they were brought by a separate minibus later, hence having to get changed outside... an inconvenience, but not completely unacceptable imho.
The people who were complaining about the swamp of a campsite were offered dry, sheltered (inside) accommodation, but they declined this as it was communal and chose to try and pitch a tent in the rain. Their choice. The fact it was communal accommodation was explained to them right from the start.
Mount Everest out of a Shrew Poo if you ask me.
That said, if it happens again this way for the Olympics.... then that IS out of order. Completely.
According to her, it was a logistical/planning error; the bus transporting the prisoners... sorry security people arrived 2 hours early, hence there being a 2 hour wait.
The bus was hired from some other company, hence it sodding off. There was a Security employee aboard the bus, and his conduct [in not making the bus wait] is being looked at internally.
Normally during this kind of event, security staff get changed on the bus. I've heard this sort of thing from someone I know who's worked for G4S on events. Seems reasonable.
The uniforms were not on the bus, they were brought by a separate minibus later, hence having to get changed outside... an inconvenience, but not completely unacceptable imho.
The people who were complaining about the swamp of a campsite were offered dry, sheltered (inside) accommodation, but they declined this as it was communal and chose to try and pitch a tent in the rain. Their choice. The fact it was communal accommodation was explained to them right from the start.
Mount Everest out of a Shrew Poo if you ask me.
That said, if it happens again this way for the Olympics.... then that IS out of order. Completely.
