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A composite graphic of Liam Kavanagh with a Rolex, a jet and Thurrock flats
31.07.23 Local Power

The Sunshine Millionaire: How one man took £130m from British taxpayers

He spent an Essex council’s money on a lifestyle few can dream of – and left the people who live there to pick up the bill

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These are the projects and stories that have resulted from collaborations with our members

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27.03.23

Is Work Working?

‘They treat you like an animal’: How British farms run on exploitation

Migrants on the UK’s rapidly expanding farmworker visa scheme face systematic bullying, abuse and growing debt

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Story

06.07.23

Family Court Files: parental alienation ‘used to silence claims of abuse’

A contentious theory is being used as a litigation tool to counter claims of domestic abuse

Story

20.03.23

Cost of living crisis

Predatory businesses profit off personal debts

A TBIJ investigation has revealed the individual voluntary arrangement industry to be a wild west rife with misinformation, hidden fees and murky advertising tactics

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Story

16.12.22

Health Inequality

Thousands of vulnerable people cut off from gas and electricity for days at a time

Stark figures of those forced to 'self-disconnect' only paint fraction of the picture as cost-of-living crisis takes hold

Story

07.10.22

The Housing Crisis

Lack of affordable lets leaves families with little left to live on

Three years since the Bureau first investigated, housing benefit rates still fall short across the country

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Local Power

Our investigations into local council spending

Investigation

Is Work Working?

A collaborative Bureau Local investigation into insecure work and the gig economy

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More investigations

19.04.23

Journalism from the ground up: our plan to find the stories that go untold

Our new pilot will show how investigative journalism can be carried out with and for the public it serves

06.02.23

Growing community-led investigations: the Bureau’s new pilot project

We want to put journalism at the heart of communities, equipping them to commission and shape investigations that leave a legacy for others to access.

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30.01.23

Family courts: time for transparency

A pilot at three courts could completely revolutionise the way life-changing hearings are reported

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