Met Police Agent Provocateurs

[Jan Klimkowski]

More on Global Open.

From their website:
http://www.globalopen-uk.com/about_us/

Global Open (Europe)
Global Open Limited was founded in the United Kingdom and is run by former New Scotland Yard Special Branch officers.

Global Open advises our existing base of more than 90 clients about events in Europe and other continents. Our combined experience totals over 165 years of service and offers our clients an unrivalled pool of talent and experience.

Discretion and confidentiality
Intelligence is gathered responsibly and legally from diverse sources.

We are used to handling sensitive information as a matter of routine. We confidently deal with issues necessitating a measure of discretion and confidentiality between company and client.

Global Open (USA)
Global Open (USA) LLC is our sister company, registered and run in the United States of America for the benefit of North American corporations and individuals.

It shares the core aims and objectives of Global Open in Europe. It uses the services of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers and their associates.

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Risk management
Basic information service
The basic information service is ideal for corporations operating at a low residual level of threat.

We ensure our clients have peace-of-mind by:

Maintaining a discreet watch on groups that may present a risk to a corporation's reputation or safety;
Allowing clients to manage their physical risk effectively;
Providing a low-cost response commensurate with a current threat;
Supplying clients with weekly, industry-specific reports;
Publishing up-to-date future intelligence on our bulletin board.
Intelligence gathering services
Aimed at clients at a more serious level of threat from activism. Global Open provide:

Forward-looking intelligence;
An assessment of future events with the potential for conflict;
A 24-hour warning service indicating, wherever possible, if a company is about to be targeted;
Notification of high-risk dates;
Immediate circulation of new activist tactics;
A daily summary of events as required;
Circulation of the movement of activist groups;
Telephone and email access to our analysts in order to answer your questions.
Graphs and push-pin maps of the current threat in any country or region.
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Other intelligence gathering servicesCompanies currently being targeted by activists require fast access to information in order to avoid the effects of economic sabotage and personal harassment.

Where necessary, Global Open will:

Discuss the level of intelligence gathering required by the client and act within those instructions;
Advise whether the requirement is considered to be proportionate to the risk.
Companies engaged in project security who are concerned about the threat from activism should arrange an appointment to discuss their requirements.

Strategic assessment
Until they are targeted, risk managers engaged in business continuity planning often exclude the risk from activism connected with, for example:

Animal rights;
Environmental issues;
Anti-corporatism;
Anti-globalisation.
Activists claim that peaceful protest is ineffective. They know that a company is unlikely to change its core business because of the presence of demonstrators. Consequently, activism now extends to the suppliers and service providers of the main target company.

Global Open can make a strategic assessment so a company may see where it lies in the scale of a particular campaign and make an appropriate response.
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This next section from Global Open's website, on "Corporate Social Responsibility", aka spinning it green, is so blatant that I'm amazed that it's online.

Approaching NGOs
Activists monitor CSR with interest in order to identify corporate 'greenwash'. This is a term used by activists to denote the practice of hollow or insincere CSR. It increases the probability of being targeted by activists and political opponents.

The real agenda is clear from this passage:

The support of reputable NGOs will demonstrate a commitment to those affected by the activities of the company and should deter a counter-campaign by activists.

Global Open will identify and assess local NGOs that may be approached and report on whether dialogue could be useful

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

What is CSR?
The World Business Council on Sustainable development identifies CSR as; 'the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development, working with employees, their families, the local community and society at large to improve their quality of life.'

The Significance of the Internet
Greater bandwidth and the technical developments of Internet 2 have led to a new way of seeking information. The computer is now the preferred tool for both opinion formers and researchers. The diversity of public opinion on any particular subject can be researched on-line at a fast pace. Events that attract instant publicity are now discussed on 'Blogs' and Bulletin boards within minutes of their occurrence.

Corporations need an early warning of a potential threat to their reputation, particularly if the propaganda put out on the Internet is politically motivated or is based upon false data. Often corporations need to respond quickly to a growing threat with their own facts in order to avoid the momentum of reputation damage.

Global Open will monitor the Internet and inform corporations of reputation threats so that they can respond rapidly when necessary.

Non Governmental Organisations
The internet has given an instant voice and influence to Non Government Organisations (NGOs) who rise in protest against companies not considered to be socially responsible.

Corporations seeking to enhance their role in local communities should identify worthy local organisations and maintain a dialogue with potential allies. Companies must be extremely careful in their choice of NGOs. The publicity given to the practice of CSR must stand the test of examination by political groups in opposition to the corporation.

Approaching NGOs
Activists monitor CSR with interest in order to identify corporate 'greenwash'. This is a term used by activists to denote the practice of hollow or insincere CSR. It increases the probability of being targeted by activists and political opponents.

The support of reputable NGOs will demonstrate a commitment to those affected by the activities of the company and should deter a counter-campaign by activists.

Global Open will identify and assess local NGOs that may be approached and report on whether dialogue could be useful.

Global Open can provide staff training to help a company with its response to a threat.

The front line
We can provide staff training for personnel who can be in the front line of extremism, for example:

Receptionists;
Telephonists;
Post room staff;
Personal assistants;
Security staff;
Crisis management teams.
The Global Open course
Our one-day course includes:

An overview of methods used by activists to cause harassment and intimidation;
Activists' objectives;
How to minimise their effect and build contingency plans.
The training will assist the client in relation to Health and Safety and Duty of Care issues owed to members of staff.

Other modules include presentations/sessions on:

Postal devices;
Search and evacuation procedures.

ANTI-SURVEILLANCE TRAINING

Our course
A full one-day course on anti-surveillance techniques is held in Central London for individuals who are concerned that they face a personal threat.

It combines four classroom presentations, each followed by a practical session. Usually, those taking part find the day to be mentally and physically demanding, highly informative and of enormous practical value.

Learning surveillance techniques
Students will learn the techniques of professional covert surveillance on foot. Similarly, covert anti-surveillance techniques will provide evidence that the student is, or is not, under surveillance by another person.

The training provides peace of mind, arising from the knowledge that followers can be identified covertly without arousing their suspicions.

A maximum of four students will be accepted on the one-day course. Each student will have a personal instructor with him/her at all times during the practical sessions.