Archive for Jack Serle

April 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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The Bureau’s April update on US actions in the covert drone war.

Secret US documents show Brennan’s ‘no civilian drone deaths’ claim was false
April 11, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Leaked intelligence documents provide insight into Pakistan drone strikes.

March 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
April 2, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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The Bureau’s March update on US actions in the covert drone war.

Graphic new visualisation for CIA’s drone war in Pakistan
March 25, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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The scale and cost of the CIA’s drone war in Pakistan.

February 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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The Bureau’s February update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

January 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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The Bureau’s January update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

File on 4 – Illicit Arms Trade
January 18, 2013 | by | Comments Off
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BBC looks at how it is possible to get round the rules.

November 2012 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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Bureau’s November update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

October 2012 update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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Bureau’s October update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

How the police copy and keep your phone secrets
October 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Police take data from suspects’ phones even if they release them without charge.

Starbucks: another company avoiding UK tax on a huge scale
October 17, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Starbucks tax avoidance has provoked outrage. But it is only the latest company to slash its tax bill.

US rights groups demand end to solitary confinement for children
October 11, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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HRW and ACLU report on the shocking effects of putting children in solitary confinement.

September 2012 update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
October 1, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Bureau’s September update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

Where’s all the money gone? How Britain spent £2bn on drones
September 27, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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The UK’s drone budget in a single graphic.

UK government spends £2bn on drones
September 26, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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A new report reveals the extent of Britain’s drone budget.

Gay on the Inside
September 26, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Stephen Fry explores the dangers of being gay in prison.

US and others have ‘licence to ignore international law’ in Somalia
September 24, 2012 | by | Comments Off
AU troops advance on Al Shabaab positions May 2012 (AU/ UN IST/ Stuart Price)

The Bureau unpicks the international forces operating in Somalia.

Judges greet US government drone secrecy with skepticism
September 21, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Appeal court judge says US administration trying to say ‘the emperor has clothes’.

The Price Tag Wars
September 18, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Panorama investigates the rise of a new force in the Israel-Palestine conflict: the Price Taggers.

A picture of war: the CIA’s drone strikes in Pakistan
September 10, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Everything you want to know about drones in Pakistan in a single graphic.

Latest from the Bureau

Case study: Beleaguered in Brent
May 23, 2013 | by | No Comments
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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
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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
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Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Case study: Stranded in Southwark
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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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 | No Comments
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The scale of Britain's housing crisis visualised.

Get the data: Britain’s housing turmoil in numbers
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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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
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Methodology: How the Bureau compiled its data on homelessness.

Britain’s housing crisis: The impact on children
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A-star students fail to make the grade when they are moved away, say teachers.

Forced exodus: London’s homeless pushed to suburbs
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Benefit claimants should not be able to live in areas others can't afford, says housing minister.

Scale of UK housing crisis revealed
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Uprooted and vulnerable: The true cost of homelessness in Britain.