Gordon Foxley, the Glossary
Gordon Foxley was Director of Ammunition Procurement at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Aide-de-camp, Ammunition, Arms industry, Ascot Racecourse, Banking in Switzerland, Blackburn, Crown Prosecution Service, European Court of Human Rights, Factory, Fuse (explosives), HM Prison Ford, Jack Dromey, Jack Straw, Lawsuit, Master-General of the Ordnance, Mike Hall (British politician), Military assistant, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), National Audit Office (United Kingdom), Officer (armed forces), Opera, Parliament of England, Political corruption, Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom), Southwark Crown Court, The Guardian, The Independent, Transport and General Workers' Union.
- Civil servants in the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
- Corruption in the United Kingdom
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.
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Ammunition
Ammunition is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system.
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Arms industry
The arms industry, also known as the defence (or defense) industry, military industry, or the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology.
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Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Racecourse is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, about 25 miles west of London.
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Banking in Switzerland
Banking in Switzerland dates to the early 18th century through Switzerland's merchant trade and has, over the centuries, grown into a complex, regulated, and international industry.
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Blackburn
Blackburn is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England.
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Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the principal public agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.
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European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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Factory
A factory, manufacturing plant or production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another.
Fuse (explosives)
In an explosive, pyrotechnic device, or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function.
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HM Prison Ford
HM Prison Ford (informally known as Ford Open Prison) is a Category D men's prison, located at Ford, in West Sussex, England, near Arundel and Littlehampton.
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Jack Dromey
John Eugene Joseph Dromey (29 September 1948 – 7 January 2022) was a British politician and trade unionist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington from 2010 to 2022.
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Jack Straw
John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
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Lawsuit
A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law.
Master-General of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general.
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Mike Hall (British politician)
Michael Thomas Hall (born 20 September 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Weaver Vale from 1997 to 2010.
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Military assistant
A military assistant is sub-specialty of secretarial duties in the British Armed Forces and many of those derived from them, is an officer appointed to the personal office of a general officer.
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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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National Audit Office (United Kingdom)
The National Audit Office (NAO) is an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for auditing central government departments, government agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
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Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.
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Opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain.
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Political corruption
Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain.
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Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)
The Committee of Public Accounts is a select committee of the British House of Commons.
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Southwark Crown Court
The Crown Court at Southwark, usually referred to as Southwark Crown Court, is a Crown Court venue at 1 English Grounds (off Battlebridge Lane) on the south bank of the River Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge in London.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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Transport and General Workers' Union
The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland – where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU) to differentiate itself from the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union – with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the world).
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See also
Civil servants in the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
- Alan Collins (diplomat)
- Anwar Choudhury
- Bernard Gray
- Bill Jeffrey
- Brian Jones (intelligence analyst)
- Clive Ponting
- Colin Baron
- Colin Wallace
- David Omand
- Dorothy Du Boisson
- Edward Lee (scientist)
- Gordon Foxley
- Ian Andrews (civil servant)
- Ian McDonald (civil servant)
- Jerry Ovens
- John Erritt
- John Percival Morton
- Jonathan Slater
- Kevin Tebbit
- Laurence George Gale
- Nicholas John Bennett
- Nick Alston
- Peter Hayman (diplomat)
- Richard Mottram
- Richard Way
- Roger Jackling
Corruption in the United Kingdom
- Al-Yamamah arms deal
- Arthur Hambleton
- Bent Coppers
- Connect (computer system)
- Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883
- Corruption in Northern Ireland
- Corruption in the United Kingdom
- Fraud (Trials Without a Jury) Bill
- Fraud Act 2006
- Gordon Foxley
- Gruban v Booth
- Hollow Sword Blade Company
- List of constituencies of the United Kingdom Parliament disenfranchised for corruption
- NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service Division
- Namagate
- News International phone hacking scandal
- Prevention of Corruption Act
- Prevention of Corruption Act 1906
- Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889
- Purveyance
- Rotten and pocket boroughs
- Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)
- South Sea Company
- Spotlight on Corruption
- Statute of frauds
- Unaoil
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Foxley
Also known as Ministry of Defence Foxley bribes case.