Views from the Bureau

End of the line for multinational tax abuse?
December 9, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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A new report argues for the introduction of a completely new international tax system.

Profiting from injustice? The complex law suits that cost poor countries dearly
November 28, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Lawyers fuel cases pitting multinationals against poor nations, report says.

HSBC mired in fresh illicit offshore cash scandal
November 9, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Sensational leak places reputation of UK bank industry under renewed spotlight.

Analysis: How Washington Post strips casualties from covert drone data
November 1, 2012 | by | 5 Comments
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Newspaper’s drone reporting suggests reluctance to reflect civilian deaths.

US Presidential candidate flip-flopping laid bare
October 25, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debate foreign policy Monday night at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.

He said what? The art of political contradictions.

South African massacre was the tip of an iceberg
October 18, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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The shooting of miners shocked the world- but what led up to the protest?

Lobby exposé highlights ‘broken’ Appointments Committee
October 16, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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The ‘scandal waiting to happen’ that just keeps going.

Analysis: Deputy Mayor who lobbies for Big Finance
October 4, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Is City Hall too close to the financial services sector at expense of wider business?

Analysis: Drone project praised by US academic study
September 25, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Bureau’s work on drones deemed ‘the best available’.

Analysis: WTF is HFT?
September 16, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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Why high frequency trading has to be treated with caution.

Analysis: The new health secretary and the £650m private healthcare takeover
September 11, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Clues point to what sort of Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will be.

Analysis: Holding US to account for civilian drone deaths in Yemen
September 7, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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The challenges of accountability when airstrikes go wrong and civilians die in Yemen

Analysis Where are all the US Paralympic golds?
September 5, 2012 | by | 6 Comments
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US Paralympic Team fails to equal Olympic counterpart in medal tally.

Analysis: Does the CIA step up drone strikes during Muslim festivals?
August 28, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Drone attacks continue in Ramadan, but no concessions by some militant groups either.

Analysis: Sun’s Prince Harry mockup was act of naked exploitation
August 24, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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Yesterday’s cheeky splash highlights the plight of interns in the newsroom.

Analysis: A portrait of a Greek city in crisis
August 17, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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The views are beautiful – but in Greece the cuts are starting to bite.

Analysis: Patchy access to case reviews hampers learning from Baby P cases
August 3, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Lack of transparency means some mistakes are being made time and again.

Analysis: Bailed-out banks facilitate $21tn offshore cash hoard
July 23, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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Why global institutions need to introduce financial transparency measures.

Analysis: CNN expert’s civilian drone death numbers don’t add up
July 17, 2012 | by | 8 Comments
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Why does the New America Foundation ignore reports of civilian drone deaths?

Revealed: The £93m City lobby machine
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A Bureau investigation into the scale and power of Britain’s financial services lobby.

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White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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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
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Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

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.