G4S, the company responsible for the London Olympics security shambles, is after the contract for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Far be it from me to deny the 2014 games organisers the lavish hospitality that tends to accompany discussion of such bids (loads of Olympic jollies, no doubt) but I think Glasgow can do better on its own. For a start the £10 million budget could be spent in the city.

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