Corporate Watch

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href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-05-07/how-major-banks-turned-a-blind-eye-to-the-theft-of-billions-of-pounds-of-public-money" > <div class="tb-c-story-preview__image tb-o-image tb-o-image--cover"> <img class="tb-c-story-preview__image-img tb-o-image__img" src="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Deutsche-Bank-headqarters-in-London-Robert-Evans-Alamy-Stock-Photo.jpg?w=305&h=183&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1557046200&s=b6c4049fbb498f7638c62ad2a20bc932" srcset="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Deutsche-Bank-headqarters-in-London-Robert-Evans-Alamy-Stock-Photo.jpg?w=1220&h=732&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1557046200&s=6a532d9fc131aa74a0220a8f29432d1e 1220w, https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Deutsche-Bank-headqarters-in-London-Robert-Evans-Alamy-Stock-Photo.jpg?w=610&h=366&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1557046200&s=ac61673008dbe154cb4cd616bed7aef9 610w, https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Deutsche-Bank-headqarters-in-London-Robert-Evans-Alamy-Stock-Photo.jpg?w=305&h=183&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1557046200&s=b6c4049fbb498f7638c62ad2a20bc932 305w" sizes="(min-width: 1400px) calc(.225 * 1400px - 1.4em), (min-width: 901px) calc(22.5vw - 1.4em), (min-width: 520px) calc(45vw - 1.4em), 90vw" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </div> <div class="tb-c-story-preview__meta"> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">07.05.19</p> </p> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">Corporate Watch</p> </div> <h2 class="tb-c-story-preview__heading">How major banks turned a blind eye to the theft of billions of pounds of public money</h2> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__body"> Leaked documents provide a colourful behind-the-scenes account of a massive carbon credit fraud that stretched across Europe </p> <div class="tb-c-story-preview__partner"> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__partner-header">Published with</p> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__partner-logo"> <img class="tb-c-story-preview__partner-img" src="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/article-partner-logos/city-am.jpg?w=340&h=80&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&dm=1557226138&s=cb4950c09729e1f2644a8f108181c120" alt="City AM" loading="lazy" /> </p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="tb-js-grid-item tb-o-grid__item"> <a class="tb-c-story-preview" href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2018-06-22/britain-for-free-how-unpaid-positions-are-being-advertised-by-high-profile-companies" > <div class="tb-c-story-preview__image tb-o-image tb-o-image--cover"> <img class="tb-c-story-preview__image-img tb-o-image__img" 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class="tb-c-story-preview__meta"> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">22.06.18</p> </p> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">Corporate Watch</p> </div> <h2 class="tb-c-story-preview__heading">Zero wage Britain: the firms that want you to work for free</h2> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__body"> We found TV Apprentice winner Mark Wright, Harvey Nichols, the UN - and many others - advertising unpaid internships </p> <div class="tb-c-story-preview__partner"> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__partner-header">Published with</p> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__partner-logo"> <img class="tb-c-story-preview__partner-img" src="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/article-partner-logos/Yahoo-News_Logo_BW.png?w=340&h=80&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&dm=1533656427&s=fa47334d99427921a0466a42b5118a0f" alt="Yahoo News" loading="lazy" /> </p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="tb-js-grid-item tb-o-grid__item"> <a class="tb-c-story-preview" 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https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/roulette.jpg?w=305&h=183&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1486385321&s=0da2237283f5aee4cf4eaaf46e21f1b3 305w" sizes="(min-width: 1400px) calc(.225 * 1400px - 1.4em), (min-width: 901px) calc(22.5vw - 1.4em), (min-width: 520px) calc(45vw - 1.4em), 90vw" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </div> <div class="tb-c-story-preview__meta"> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">11.05.16</p> </p> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">Corporate Watch</p> </div> <h2 class="tb-c-story-preview__heading">The house always wins! Casino giants see tax savings result from new system of roulette wheels</h2> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__body"> Revenue from casino punters in London shifted out of the capital. </p> </a> </div> <div class="tb-js-grid-item tb-o-grid__item"> <a class="tb-c-story-preview" href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2016-03-24/third-member-of-axed-moj-commercial-arm-jumps-ship-to-join-ex-civil-service-colleagues-at-new-consultancy" > <div class="tb-c-story-preview__image tb-o-image tb-o-image--cover"> <img class="tb-c-story-preview__image-img tb-o-image__img" src="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/4986833794_fd6baf3b65_b.jpg?w=305&h=183&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1486385492&s=f07c68e9abaac1934123c47e2fc7703c" srcset="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/4986833794_fd6baf3b65_b.jpg?w=1220&h=732&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1486385492&s=27203f3e3635db474756e85a115e530d 1220w, https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/4986833794_fd6baf3b65_b.jpg?w=610&h=366&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1486385492&s=9080b10b4e7f97a4a429a902549e5168 610w, https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/4986833794_fd6baf3b65_b.jpg?w=305&h=183&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1486385492&s=f07c68e9abaac1934123c47e2fc7703c 305w" sizes="(min-width: 1400px) calc(.225 * 1400px - 1.4em), (min-width: 901px) calc(22.5vw - 1.4em), (min-width: 520px) calc(45vw - 1.4em), 90vw" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </div> <div class="tb-c-story-preview__meta"> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">24.03.16</p> </p> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">Corporate Watch</p> </div> <h2 class="tb-c-story-preview__heading">Third member of axed MoJ commercial arm jumps ship…to join ex-civil service colleagues at new consultancy</h2> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__body"> Former Just Solutions International staff at Ministry of Justice join new consultancy firm to help sell prison and justice expertise in private sector </p> </a> </div> </div> <a class="tb-c-load-more-btn is-active tb-js-load-more-stories" href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/projects/corporations/stories" data-offset="4" data-exclude="" data-with-blog="1" >More stories</a> </div> </div> <div class="tb-o-layout-width tb-o-page-section tb-o-page-section--gappy"> <div class="tb-o-grid"> <div class="tb-o-grid__item tb-o-grid__item--2-col"> <a class="tb-c-promo-box tb-c-promo-box--support" href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/support-us"> <h4 class="tb-c-promo-box__heading">Make change possible</h4> <p class="tb-c-promo-box__body">Investigative journalism is vital for democracy. 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