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Environment Agency Prosecutions 6% of the Level they were a Decade Ago
As rivers fill with sewage, budget cuts have contributed to a decrease in enforcement actions against corporations by the Environment Agency, reports Max Colbert

EXCLUSIVE REVEALED: Rishi Sunak Received £141,000 from Energy Interests this Year
The Conservative Party remains indebted to big money interests in oil, gas and aviation

Is a Big Money Coalition Influencing Liz Truss’ Climate Change Policies?
Max Colbert reports on the well-funded, well-connected groups seemingly determined to water-down Britain’s climate commitments

EXCLUSIVE £203 Million Financial Boost for COVID Contract Winners With Conservative Links
Max Colbert digs into the latest accounts of firms that were awarded hundreds of millions in Government deals

EXCLUSIVE Contract-Winning Firm Owned by Tory Donor Sees Major Financial Boost
Max Colbert reports on the millions gained by one of the Government’s PPE suppliers

EXCLUSIVE Military Spending on Recruitment Adverts Far Outstrips Teaching and Health
A new investigation by the Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens reveals the ongoing challenge, and expense, of recruiting personnel to the armed forces

The Wizard of Oz: How the Crosby Gang Captured Conservative Politics
Max Colbert of The Citizens explores the decades-long influence of the notorious Australian political strategist

Boris Johnson’s Golden Goodbyes
Byline Times and The Citizens explore the Conservative Party’s accelerated attempts to exploit the House of Lords
EXCLUSIVE How the Tentacles of Palantir Continue to Encircle the NHS
Max Colbert explores the implications of the tech firm’s ever-expanding role in British healthcare
EXCLUSIVE Labour Members Left in Dark Over Data Breach
Max Colbert reveals a lack of transparency from the party over a significant ransomware attack last year
EXCLUSIVE Male, Pale and Colonial: Russell Group Universities Dominated by Named Buildings Reflective of a Bygone Era
Max Colbert investigates the backgrounds of those commemorated on leading university campuses
‘De-Nazification’ and Putin’s Disinformation War
Using an example of local vigilante violence in Ukraine and its exploitation by Putin’s propaganda machine, Max Colbert explores Russian disinformation techniques
EXCLUSIVE The Conservative Stable: How Horse Racing and Tory Politics are Interlinked
As the jockeys put on their silks and the horses gallop at Cheltenham, a new report from the Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens can reveal the numerous links between those in the industry and the Conservative Party
Conservative Party Dodges Questions on Vetting of Russian-Linked Donors
Max Colbert reports on the unwillingness of Boris Johnson’s party to explain how it audits its benefactors
EXCLUSIVE Two-Thirds of Conservative Councillors and Chairs Accused of Islamophobia Remained in Party
Max Colbert investigates the lack of action taken by the party into accusations of racism and Islamophobia