Details of MPs’ expenses, The Lord of the Rings and Ken Livingstone’s surname have all been edited.
Archive for David Pegg
Wikipedia: ‘Bob Crow, The Lord of the Rings and Notable DJs’
The Bureau unearths some of the wackier Wikipedia edits by House of Commons.
Swiss newspaper reports on Bureau’s work
Swiss newspaper reports on the importance of data-led journalism.
Bureau Recommends: Ministers approve tax deal for civil servant
Student Loans Company chief’s contract saved thousands in income tax.
Bureau Recommends: Home Affairs Committee damns deportation practices
Report follows major Guardian investigation.
Bureau Recommends: Private Eye alleges second Vodafone tax scheme
Vodafone allegedly avoided a tax bill of more than £2bn through the scheme
Bureau Recommends: Drug companies reduce payments to doctors as scrutiny mounts
ProPublica reviews impact investigations have had on US health industry.
‘Every brigade has its own drone’: An interview with Major General Jeff Buchanan
The Bureau speaks to the chief spokesperson for the US Forces in Iraq.
Bureau Recommends: Syrian ‘shoot-to-kill’ commanders named
Human Rights Watch names 74 officials it alleges ordered attacks on civilians.
Analysis: After eight years in Iraq’s skies where now for US drones?
No US drones to fly over Iraq from year’s end as flag lowered in Baghdad.
Lobbyist group calls for statutory register following Bureau revelations
Public Relations Consultants Association calls for statutory register ‘without delay’.
Exposed: The Rolls Royce fan who was really Bell Pottinger
Major questions surround PR firm’s Wikipedia personas.
Revealed: The Wikipedia pages changed by Bell Pottinger
Bell Pottinger admits changing its clients’ profiles on Wikipedia.
Renewed calls for statutory register of lobbyists
MP demands statutory register for lobbyists following the Bureau investigation.
The State of Surveillance: The Data
The full database of companies complied by the Bureau and Privacy International.
Councils publishing signatures and National Insurance numbers online
Sensitive personal details unwittingly published by councils.
Concerns about Taser use in police force under scrutiny over recent death
Dale Burns died after being shocked by a Taser at least three times by Cumbria police.
Labour party funding on trade union life support
Data shows the Labour party relies on trade unions for more than 90% of its funding.
More than 4,000 people injured on the Tube last year
Data analysed by the Bureau reveals Jubilee line most dangerous, despite safety doors.
Calls for transparency following Bureau report on US drones
US media condemns government allegation that investigation aids al Qaeda.