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19.03.25

Local Power

It’s not a rotten borough, it’s a rotten system

Huge debts, few checks and balances and a culture of denial led Spelthorne council to financial meltdown, just like a similar disaster in nearby Thurrock

17.03.25

Local Power

Council that gambled £1bn on the property market set for government takeover

Spelthorne spent big on commercial properties to offset austerity cuts but amassed disastrous debts

23.01.25

Environment

‘Turning a blind eye’: Elizabeth Warren blasts Federal Reserve for letting JPMorgan ‘cook the books’

Wall Street banks are misreporting their trading activity – risking a new financial crash and inflating executive pay

03.10.24

Environment

Staring down the barrel: what Peruvian oil company’s crisis means for the public

Fate of cash-strapped PetroPerú holds major implications for national economy, Indigenous groups and the climate

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

Gemma Carter with her daughter in the kitchen

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

09.11.21

The Housing Crisis

Open justice? The closed doors of possession courts

The head of the civil justice system in England and Wales intervened after Bureau reporters were repeatedly blocked from public hearings

03.11.21

The Housing Crisis

Big banks resume push for repossessions in wake of pandemic

The Bureau has found hundreds of mortgage possession cases in courts since the ban on enforcing home repossessions was lifted – some over as little as £1,000

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