With the recent furore over private security contractor G4S failing to supply the required number of security personnel for the Olympics, this issue of Up Front looks deeper into the murky underworld of private military and security companies.
UK high street banks have come under fire for their role in causing the economic meltdown. But the lack of regulation which led to the current crisis is also behind an even deadlier scandal.
Israel has flouted more UN resolutions than any other country yet the British government continues to license the sales of arms of Israel
See the Stop Arming Israel page for updates on this campaign.