TBIJ

31.10.22

Environment

Mines, pipelines and oil rigs: what HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

Bank is using ‘green’ initiatives to raise billions for companies that are fuelling the climate crisis

20.10.22

Big Tech

Behind TikTok’s boom: A legion of traumatised, $10-a-day content moderators

Moderators told the Bureau they faced inadequate psychological support to deal with the endless stream of disturbing content and had to work to gruelling performance targets

19.10.22

Local Power

Thurrock council ordered to disclose details of 'dodgy deals' worth £1bn

Tribunal decision comes after three-year battle by the council to maintain secrecy over its public investments

19.10.22

David Davis says SLAPP cases pose an ‘existential threat’ to journalism

Former Brexit secretary makes comments in parliamentary debate based on defamation case against the Bureau

07.10.22

Big Tobacco

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

Reynolds American has pumped a thousands of dollars into the campaigns of a local politician with anti-union agenda

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

25.09.22

Big Tech

Unholy alliance: the far-right religious network attacking reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights

CitizenGo network combines the US Christian right, militant European Catholics, Russian Orthodox hardliners and sanctioned oligarchs

22.09.22

Environment

Nestlé supplier used Brazilian beef from seized Indigenous land

Abattoir owned by meatpacking giant Marfrig is at the centre of murky supply chain that also includes McDonald’s and Burger King

15.09.22

Local Power

Chaos as Thurrock council tries to deal with backlash of investment scandal

The Bureau has raised serious questions over where £138 million of public money has gone

02.09.22

Local Power

Government steps in to inspect ‘grave concerns’ over council finances

A three-year investigation by the Bureau revealed apparent gaping holes in investments made by Thurrock council that threaten to cost the public hundreds of millions of pounds

28.08.22

Big Tobacco

Philip Morris misleading the public about nicotine in heated tobacco

Tobacco giant claims there is 0.5mg of nicotine in an Iqos stick but research by the Bureau reveals the actual figure is eight times higher

25.08.22

Big Tobacco

Pastor offered $250,000 to oppose menthol cigarette ban

Tobacco giant RJ Reynolds attempted to influence the menthol debate via Black-led organisations, which are often in desperate need of more funds

21.08.22

Sent to jail for feeding the pigeons: the broken system of antisocial behaviour laws

Rigid legal rules have seen draconian punishments meted out to vulnerable people who often face court hearings without a lawyer

11.08.22

Thurrock council threatened with court action over missing millions

Good Law Project writes to council demanding answers about £138m in missing taxpayers' money

05.08.22

Global Health

Truss uses leftover vaccine donations to cut up to £300m in foreign aid

UK aid cuts mean an estimated 7.1 million children have lost their education, 5.3 million women and girls have lost access to modern family planning methods, and nearly 12 million children and women h...

03.08.22

El proyecto de publicidad del tabaco

Las grandes compañías tabacaleras realizan publicidad a dos pasos de las escuelas. Necesitamos tu ayuda para investigar

21.07.22

Local Power

Council defends secrecy over investments that could cost taxpayers millions

The Bureau’s requests for information about Thurrock council’s £1bn borrowing and investment strategy were rejected

20.07.22

The Enablers

Slapp cases: UK government announces reforms to protect free speech

Three-step test will give courts more power to dismiss lawsuits aimed at shutting down criticism

15.07.22

Local Power

His companies made a deal for £138m of taxpayers’ money. Where has it gone?

A three-year investigation by the Bureau, hampered at virtually every stage by Thurrock council, can reveal apparent gaping holes in investments that threaten to cost the public hundreds of millions o...

15.07.22

Big Tobacco

Rise of single-use vapes sending tonnes of lithium to landfill

Vital metal going unrecycled as disposable e-cigarettes are binned in their millions

Mines, pipelines and oil rigs: what HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

Behind TikTok’s boom: A legion of traumatised, $10-a-day content moderators

Thurrock council ordered to disclose details of 'dodgy deals' worth £1bn

David Davis says SLAPP cases pose an ‘existential threat’ to journalism

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

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

Unholy alliance: the far-right religious network attacking reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights

Nestlé supplier used Brazilian beef from seized Indigenous land

Chaos as Thurrock council tries to deal with backlash of investment scandal

Government steps in to inspect ‘grave concerns’ over council finances

Philip Morris misleading the public about nicotine in heated tobacco

Pastor offered $250,000 to oppose menthol cigarette ban

Sent to jail for feeding the pigeons: the broken system of antisocial behaviour laws

Thurrock council threatened with court action over missing millions

Truss uses leftover vaccine donations to cut up to £300m in foreign aid

El proyecto de publicidad del tabaco

Council defends secrecy over investments that could cost taxpayers millions

Slapp cases: UK government announces reforms to protect free speech

His companies made a deal for £138m of taxpayers’ money. Where has it gone?

Rise of single-use vapes sending tonnes of lithium to landfill

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