10.07.12
Lobbying’s Hidden Influence
Main accountancy firms ‘loaned’ 15 staff to Treasury last year.
Documents reveal cosy relationship between the FSA and banks.
More than 120 Lords are paid by financial services companies.
Lords a-leaping into positions within the financial services.
Tory grandee attended two lobby meetings while writing trade white paper.
09.07.12
British Bankers’ Association’s meetings with government go undeclared and unreported.
A Bureau investigation into the scale and power of Britain’s financial services lobby.
The Bureau’s unique database of financial lobbyists.
Pension scheme to help low paid was watered down after lobby intervened.
Corporate Watch
The finance lobby’s control appears complete. But is this about to change?
Our financial lobby team explains how it carried out its investigation.
The City of London Corporation is the UK’s most powerful financial lobbyist.
07.07.12
Europe Under Scrutiny
Bureau investigation into structural funds has impact, but long road still to go.
06.07.12
Tax Avoidance
Forget the Cayman Islands, Delaware is the US tax haven of choice says the New York Times.
02.07.12
Drone Warfare
6-10 killed in two strikes on the same day in Pakistan. 4 killed in a possible drone strike in Yemen.
A series of data sets on what the numbers mean.
Graphs of the Bureau’s strike tally and casualty estimates from Pakistan.
The June and six month update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.
29.06.12
Leading US Democrat Dennis Kucinich talks to the Bureau.
Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich tells the Bureau he believes covert wars have ‘corrupted America.’
