Britain worries as bad press over Heathrow mess and Olympics security goes global


Skift Take

There's a certain fascination that comes from watching something unravel and makes for particularly good newspaper reading, but London's challenges over the next few weeks are more about poor leadership than a loudmouth press.

Source: The Guardian Authors: Ben Quinn and Kate Connolly At a time when Olympic organisers and the government will have been hoping to present a sparkling image of Britain on the international stage, the controversy surrounding security at the games has not gone unnoticed by the world's media. "Security at the Olympic games in London: chaotic management," was the headline in one report by the French daily Le Monde about the fallout from the deployment of 3,500 extra troops to make up for the failure of G4S to meet its contractual obligations. The respected French business journal Les Echosalso picked up on th