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In 2012, Dannatt was one of a number of retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by ''Sunday Times'' journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.</ref> | In 2012, Dannatt was one of a number of retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by ''Sunday Times'' journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.</ref> | ||
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| + | Dannatt reportedly discussed a fee of £100,000 for two days work a month: | ||
| + | ::Dannatt wanted to know that the drone he would be pushing was a good bit of kit. With that proviso, he was happy to tap up [[Bernard Gray]], the civilian chief of defence procurement on their behalf.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, p.13.</ref> | ||
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| + | Dannatt told the ''Sunday Times'' that he he represented [[Capita Symonds]], which was bidding for a £400 million contract to manage [[Ministry of Defence]] estates, and that he had managed to get himself a place next to Permanent Secretary [[Jon Thompson]] at a dinner for the [[Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association]], on the strength of the fact that they had both been to St Lawrence College.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, p.13.</ref> | ||
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| + | After being confronted by the ''Sunday Times'', Dannatt said he had not been paid by Capita Symonds and did not have a contract with them. The company said he had not been instructed to lobby for bid.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, p.13.</ref> | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 14 October 2012
General Sir Richard Dannatt served as the Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009, after which he was appointed Chairman of the Royal United Services Institute.[1]
Sunday Times sting operation
In 2012, Dannatt was one of a number of retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by Sunday Times journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.[2]
Dannatt reportedly discussed a fee of £100,000 for two days work a month:
- Dannatt wanted to know that the drone he would be pushing was a good bit of kit. With that proviso, he was happy to tap up Bernard Gray, the civilian chief of defence procurement on their behalf.[3]
Dannatt told the Sunday Times that he he represented Capita Symonds, which was bidding for a £400 million contract to manage Ministry of Defence estates, and that he had managed to get himself a place next to Permanent Secretary Jon Thompson at a dinner for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, on the strength of the fact that they had both been to St Lawrence College.[4]
After being confronted by the Sunday Times, Dannatt said he had not been paid by Capita Symonds and did not have a contract with them. The company said he had not been instructed to lobby for bid.[5]
External Resources
- Marie Woolf, Gordon Brown blocks peerage for army chief Sir Richard Dannatt, Sunday Times, 11 April 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Sir Richard Dannatt appointed RUSI Chairman, RUSI, 16 June 2009.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, p.13.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, p.13.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, p.13.
