Although the recent GSK/Syria allegations may only seem mild in comparison to the allegations they are currently facing in China, if one digs deeper into the alleged smuggling scheme then one may just find that GSK were illegally exporting... or had plans to illegally export a compound used in crystal meth production. http://fiddaman.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/are-gsk-breaking-bad.html
Hahaha. I see the PR idiots are back to punctuation corrections after being embarrassed after earnings. Keep spinning boys!
Irony alert! Whatta? Here's the cue for the spin doctors to discuss grammatical errors rather than the suggestion that the blogger guy may just be right.
Actually, if referring to GSK as a group then the use of 'are' would be appropriate. In this case, GSK is a 'they'. Not an 'it'. Just substitute 'they' for 'GSK'. "Are they breaking bad?" See? And this reference/usage of grammar is quite common in the UK. If referring to GSK as a corporation, then the use of 'is' would be correct. In this case, GSK would be an 'it' or a singular entity. "Is it breaking bad?" So either usage could be correct.