27.11.19
The Enablers
The Bureau is disappointed to announce that it is unable to bring a judicial review to secure the release of the parliamentary report into Russian interference in the UK
23.11.19
Big Tobacco
Juul has built a network of lobbyists and PR firms as it campaigns for strict laws on nicotine products and advertisements to be relaxed
A screening of a 15-rated film included adverts for Juul, an e-cigarette that can only be sold to adults but is popular with teenagers in the US
21.11.19
Despite ongoing legal cases and investigations in the US, the vaping business is attempting to expand and is lobbying foreign governments to relax rules around nicotine products
16.11.19
Multiple witnesses to the Intelligence and Security Committee have discussed their evidence with the Bureau, raising fears about Russian interference in UK politics
14.11.19
Big Tech
The Information Commissioner's Office has chosen to support the development of several controversial big data projects without public consultation
The Bureau has discovered there are grave concerns about new tool developed by the Ministry of Justice to determine how prisoners are assigned to different types of prison
13.11.19
The Bureau has instructed its lawyers to write to the prime minister requesting the report and, if necessary, challenge any refusal with an application for judicial review
The spectre of electoral interference from Russia has hung over elections and referendums from France to Ukraine, and from the USA to the UK
04.11.19
Shadow Wars
Senior Afghan officials and their families have owned luxury offshore property in Dubai, the Bureau can reveal
29.10.19
The air war in Afghanistan is intensifying following the failure of the US-Taliban peace negotiations
25.10.19
We investigated how one London council was using extended powers to threaten entire families with eviction over offences committed by a child
21.10.19
Environment
The Bureau shared data on imports of Brazilian beef across the EU with Die Welt, the German newspaper, who found major household names were buying from meat companies linked to deforestation
The Housing Crisis
The Bureau has investigated loopholes in the Housing (Wales) Act and Homelessness Reduction Act that mean some of the most vulnerable homeless people can be denied help
20.10.19
Domestic Violence
After a Bureau investigation, police forces in England and Wales are facing a super-complaint over their handling of domestic abuse allegations against officers and staff
16.10.19
US military has admitted a strike in October killed a child. To our knowledge, the US has only admitted six civilian deaths so far this year, despite allegations of many more
11.10.19
Local Power
The Treasury has raised the interest rate on funding from the Public Works Loan Board after the Bureau reported that councils were using the money to invest heavily in commercial property
MPs have raised questions over work Boris Johnson's top adviser did for Babylon, shortly before a government minister endorsed the company
05.10.19
Every week 5,500 families approach English councils for help with homelessness, but vulnerable people are being left in limbo
04.10.19
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