27.10.10
Scrutinising Government
Town halls who losing staff to long term suspensions.
24.09.10
Bureau research sparks debate on BBC’s flagship current affairs programme.
22.09.10
Scotland’s senior public sector workers earn £2,000 higher than English counterparts.
20.09.10
How the Bureau created its database of nearly 40,000 public sector salaries.
Key facts from the Bureau’s most comprehensive ever analysis of public sector pay.
Councils pay senior staff over £245 million in pay and perks.
Women outnumbered: only 20 percent of high earners are female.
23.08.10
The Bureau reveals the extent of hospitality enjoyed by Britain’s top military officials.
21.07.10
Questions have been raised about Zac Goldsmith’s electoral expenses in a joint investigation by the Bureau and Channel 4 News.
16.07.10
Zac Goldsmith has appeared on Channel 4 News to respond to questions raised about his campaign costs during the general election. The Conservative MP claimed the allegations were “a nonsense”.
15.07.10
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith under scrutiny over election expenses.
13.07.10
Will the changes stop our arcane laws silencing legitimate investigation and debate?
17.06.10
New data reveals extent of corporate entertainment offered to top mandarins
16.06.10
Access the full civil service hospitality database here
The ten most-lunched civil servants in central government
The ten companies paying most often for hospitality
Cabinet Office bars top mandarins from Chemistry Club dinners after Bureau investigation.
14.06.10
Is David Cameron’s desire for openness being ignored?
21.05.10
The Bureau investigates bonus payments to senior UK police officers.
19.05.10
The Economic and Social Research Council cuts open society project, and increases directors’ pay.