Smith was about to deliver a speech on welfare and pensions reform when campaigner Willie Black began haranguing the MP, calling him a "parasite" and a "ratbag" for pursuing social security cuts that would leave "millions" of people homeless.
After Black, who had booked in for an overnight stay at the George Hotel to get into the event hosted by Capita, was escorted from the room, two disability rights campaigners also barracked Smith. Protesters also gathered outside the hotel.
That would be the Capita who this week announced...
Capita acquires justice software firm STLIn fact things are so cosy between Capita and the MOJ that the MOJ has provided a glowing puff piece for the Capita website* and who knows Capita may do so well out of "changes to the justice system and devising new ways of monitoring and rehabilitating offenders" that MOJ HQ gets renamed as CAPITA - Home of the Ministry of Justice
Capita plc has acquired STL Technologies Limited, which provides software and ICT to the criminal justice system, including courts and the police, and to asylum and immigration tribunals.
* http://www.capitasecureinformationsolutions.co.uk/products-and-services/pages/successstory-mojnoms.aspx (and do check out the "benefits" listing at the end - marvellous tack on item for the last benefit...)
Also this week Capita announced "event hosting" coming soon...
Capita announces one-day national conference "Developing Commercialism in Local Government"
Wednesday 19 June 2013 – Central London
Benefits of attending:
- hear from the parliamentary under secretary of state, Department for Communities and Local Government about driving local growth and entrepreneurialism throughout local government
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