bundleofcash

Revealed: The £1 billion high cost lending industry

A Bureau investigation reveals a hugely profitable and rapidly growing sector.

The money pouring into a boom for consumer loans

barclays

High street banks and US companies have financed payday loans.

Making money: Profiting from high-interest loans

paycheque

Profiles of some of the leading high cost lending companies.

Get the data: The high cost lending companies

data3

Dataset: The financial details of the companies analysed.

Latest Stories

Westminster hit by soaring costs as it struggles with homeless crisis
June 8, 2013 | by | Comments Off
westminster

Council spends more on homelessness than it saves on welfare clampdown.

White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
White House (Michael Baird/ Flickr)

Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest

Home Secretary wins latest round of citizenship-stripping case
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
Must include shutterstock.com in caption

Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

Case study: Beleaguered in Brent
May 23, 2013 | by | No Comments
shutterstock_2059466

Hanane Toumi and her family work and study in Westminster but now commute from Brent.

Sharp rise in B&B spending as homelessness crisis intensifies
May 21, 2013 | by | No Comments
Copyright Hangtime/Shutterstock

A £90m bed and breakfast bill for UK's 12 largest cities.

Voices from the frontline of the housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
shutterstock_89531086

Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Case study: Stranded in Southwark
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
Zara

With three children and a baby on the way Zara Mahamat just wants a stable home.

Infographic: Price of UK’s escalating housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
Housing4

The scale of Britain's housing crisis visualised.

Get the data: Britain’s housing turmoil in numbers
May 19, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
shutterstock_5653459

Dataset: The Bureau's research into the extent and cost of housing upheaval.

How we did it: Tracking the housing crisis
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
House building via Shutterstock.com

Methodology: How the Bureau compiled its data on homelessness.

Our Corporate Watch Stories

Get the data: The high cost lending companies
June 13, 2013 | by | No Comments
data3

Dataset: The financial details of the companies analysed.

The money pouring into a boom for consumer loans
June 13, 2013 | by | 2 Comments
barclays

High street banks and US companies have financed payday loans.

Our Human Rights Stories

Home Secretary wins latest round of citizenship-stripping case
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
Must include shutterstock.com in caption

Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

Home Secretary strips two more people of British citizenship
Theresa May (copyright Home Office)

Theresa May continues to use powers of exile as total citizenship-stripping orders hits 23.

Our Open Society Stories

Westminster hit by soaring costs as it struggles with homeless crisis
June 8, 2013 | by | Comments Off
westminster

Council spends more on homelessness than it saves on welfare clampdown.

Government property website launched days after failures exposed
January 25, 2013 | by | 2 Comments
shutterstock_65509633

New website opens up government property to the public.

Our Health Stories

Health Committee: Hidden trial data should be opened up
January 16, 2013 | by | Comments Off
shutterstock_95714119: Shutterstock/Milena Ugrinova

Government's health committee calls for publication of all pharmaceutical trial data.

Male health initiatives get less money than those aimed at women
June 25, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
shutterstock_health

London's PCTs spend less on outreach, preventative health services aimed at men.

Promoting Journalism

Emma Slater wins New Journalist of the Year
December 5, 2012 | by | Comments Off
PicGazet

Winner described as 'big issue journalist' for her Bureau investigations.

The Bureau in running for 4 Press Gazette British Journalism Awards
November 2, 2012 | by | Comments Off
british_journalism_awards_web_0

Awards emphasise journalism which is interesting to the public and in the public interest

Experts urge government to protect freedom of information law
October 11, 2012 | by | Comments Off
6135833183_7dbff0076c_b

Experts fear restrictions to freedom of information laws.

Covert Drone War

May 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
Purported drone wreckage - al Shabaab

The Bureau’s May update on US actions in the covert drone war.

White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
White House (Michael Baird/ Flickr)

Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest

Obama frames covert drone war as necessary evil
May 23, 2013 | by | 2 Comments
Obama de Souza April 2013

Obama admits civilians have been killed in drone strikes.

Pakistani court rules CIA drone strikes are illegal
May 9, 2013 | by | No Comments
Shahzad Akbar copyright Chris Woods

'Landmark' judgment calls for Pakistani government to act against US drone strikes.

Secret Justice

Home Secretary wins latest round of citizenship-stripping case
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
Must include shutterstock.com in caption

Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

Home Secretary strips two more people of British citizenship
Theresa May (copyright Home Office)

Theresa May continues to use powers of exile as total citizenship-stripping orders hits 23.

Parents of British man killed by US drone blame UK government
March 15, 2013 | by | Comments Off
Mohamed Sakr family

In an exclusive interview, the parents of Mohamed Sakr speak out about his killing.

Calls for rethink on law that allows Home Secretary to revoke British citizenship
February 28, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
Must include shutterstock.com in caption

System revealed by the Bureau described as 'not compatible with British justice'.

Housing Crisis

Westminster hit by soaring costs as it struggles with homeless crisis
June 8, 2013 | by | Comments Off
westminster

Council spends more on homelessness than it saves on welfare clampdown.

Case study: Beleaguered in Brent
May 23, 2013 | by | No Comments
shutterstock_2059466

Hanane Toumi and her family work and study in Westminster but now commute from Brent.

Sharp rise in B&B spending as homelessness crisis intensifies
May 21, 2013 | by | No Comments
Copyright Hangtime/Shutterstock

A £90m bed and breakfast bill for UK's 12 largest cities.

Voices from the frontline of the housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
shutterstock_89531086

Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Secret World of Finance

Get the data: The high cost lending companies
June 13, 2013 | by | No Comments
data3

Dataset: The financial details of the companies analysed.

The money pouring into a boom for consumer loans
June 13, 2013 | by | 2 Comments
barclays

High street banks and US companies have financed payday loans.

Revealed: The £1 billion high cost lending industry
June 13, 2013 | by | No Comments
bundleofcash

A Bureau investigation reveals a hugely profitable and rapidly growing sector.

Making money: Profiting from high-interest loans
June 13, 2013 | by | No Comments
paycheque

Profiles of some of the leading high cost lending companies.

House of Lords

Foreign Office approved peer’s role as tax haven lobbyist
October 2, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
Henry Bellingham

Despite potential conflict of interest Lord Blencathra's role as lobbyist was approved.

How to get into the Houses of Parliament through the back door
July 12, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
Wined and dined- AISPIX by Image Source

The ways lobbyists gain easy access to politicians and their aides.

Lord Brittan: The lobbyist who wrote a white paper
July 10, 2012 | by | Comments Off
Image by FriendsofEurope via Flickr Creative Commons

Tory grandee attended two lobby meetings while writing trade white paper.

House of Bankers: 16% of Lords are paid by City firms
July 10, 2012 | by | Comments Off
lords

Lords a-leaping into positions within the financial services.