Eleanor Rose
@eleanorrose87.bsky.social
I lead the Enablers team at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
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A partner at Britain’s “most feared” libel firm, Carter-Ruck, is set to be prosecuted at a disciplinary tribunal over an “improper” threat to sue
Carter-Ruck partner prosecuted for ‘improper’ threat to sue
Claire Gill understood to be facing tribunal over letter attempting to silence victim of a huge fraud scheme, as reported by TBIJ
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A partner at Britain’s “most feared” libel firm, Carter-Ruck, is set to be prosecuted at a disciplinary tribunal over an “improper” threat to sue
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🚨BREAKING: We’re deeply concerned at the use of counter terrorism powers to target protest groups.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
June 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: We’re deeply concerned at the use of counter terrorism powers to target protest groups.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
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🚨 Queen Elizabeth’s private solicitor spent eight years helping to manage the offshore wealth of the “butcher of Hama” – an uncle of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad who has repeatedly been accused of war crimes
Queen’s lawyer helped manage millions for Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of…
Mark Bridges worked for ‘butcher of Hama’ while advising the British monarch
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🚨 Queen Elizabeth’s private solicitor spent eight years helping to manage the offshore wealth of the “butcher of Hama” – an uncle of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad who has repeatedly been accused of war crimes
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Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle
Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle
Exclusive: Mark Bridges of Farrer & Co was trustee for Rifaat al-Assad, who was charged with war crimes in 2024
Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping to manage the offshore wealth of the uncle of the recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, an investigation has established.
Rifaat al-Assad became known as the “butcher of Hama” after allegations he played a key role in a massacre of thousands of Syrians at the city of Hama in 1982. In 2024, Switzerland formally charged him with war crimes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle
Another exclusive from the Enablers team's @edsiddons.bsky.social, with David Pegg and the Guardian
Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping manage the offshore wealth of Bashar al-Assad's uncle, later charged with war crimes
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping manage the offshore wealth of Bashar al-Assad's uncle, later charged with war crimes
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle
Exclusive: Mark Bridges of Farrer & Co was trustee for Rifaat al-Assad, later charged with war crimes in 2024
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Another exclusive from the Enablers team's @edsiddons.bsky.social, with David Pegg and the Guardian
Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping manage the offshore wealth of Bashar al-Assad's uncle, later charged with war crimes
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping manage the offshore wealth of Bashar al-Assad's uncle, later charged with war crimes
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
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Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
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tindlenews.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
NEW: Prosecutions of the enablers of tax evasion have plummeted by at least 75% in the past five years
It's prompted anger in Parliament because the figures are lower than previously claimed by HMRC
Latest from @edsiddons.bsky.social
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It's prompted anger in Parliament because the figures are lower than previously claimed by HMRC
Latest from @edsiddons.bsky.social
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
HMRC prosecutes less than five tax evasion enablers in a year
Legal actions against facilitators stand at next to nothing – and new figures differ wildly from those previously given
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
NEW: Prosecutions of the enablers of tax evasion have plummeted by at least 75% in the past five years
It's prompted anger in Parliament because the figures are lower than previously claimed by HMRC
Latest from @edsiddons.bsky.social
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
It's prompted anger in Parliament because the figures are lower than previously claimed by HMRC
Latest from @edsiddons.bsky.social
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
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The SRA discontinued @eliothiggins.bsky.social complaint against Discreet Law who represented the warlord Prigozhin. Too many questions remain, so that is why the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition has written to the regulator. Read the letter here: antislapp.uk/2025/03/28/q... #stopSLAPPs 1/3
Questions Unanswered, Concerns Remain: The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition calls for clarity and transparency from the SRA - UK Anti-Slapp Coalition
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition wrote to the SRA seeking answers to a number of outstanding questions regarding its decision-making process as it relates to SLAPPs after it discontinued Eliot Higgins' com...
antislapp.uk
March 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The SRA discontinued @eliothiggins.bsky.social complaint against Discreet Law who represented the warlord Prigozhin. Too many questions remain, so that is why the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition has written to the regulator. Read the letter here: antislapp.uk/2025/03/28/q... #stopSLAPPs 1/3
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Pretty remarkable findings from @spotlightcorruption.org, focussing not just on the corporate lobbying of ministers but also officials, meaning Whitehall's doors are being opened several times a week to banks and consultancy companies.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK ministers and officials treated to hospitality 3,500 times in five years, study finds
Some of firms providing meals and tickets also among those to secure most meetings in key departments
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Pretty remarkable findings from @spotlightcorruption.org, focussing not just on the corporate lobbying of ministers but also officials, meaning Whitehall's doors are being opened several times a week to banks and consultancy companies.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I continue to be appalled at the lack of accountability around the SLAPP case that targeted me. If I can get sued for saying a warlord sanctioned by the EU, UK, and US for his role in Wagner is involved with Wagner then can we really say there's any protection for journalists in the UK from SLAPPs?
The SRA discontinued @eliothiggins.bsky.social complaint against Discreet Law who represented the warlord Prigozhin. Too many questions remain, so that is why the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition has written to the regulator. Read the letter here: antislapp.uk/2025/03/28/q... #stopSLAPPs 1/3
Questions Unanswered, Concerns Remain: The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition calls for clarity and transparency from the SRA - UK Anti-Slapp Coalition
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition wrote to the SRA seeking answers to a number of outstanding questions regarding its decision-making process as it relates to SLAPPs after it discontinued Eliot Higgins' com...
antislapp.uk
March 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I continue to be appalled at the lack of accountability around the SLAPP case that targeted me. If I can get sued for saying a warlord sanctioned by the EU, UK, and US for his role in Wagner is involved with Wagner then can we really say there's any protection for journalists in the UK from SLAPPs?
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"Total b*****ks"
Lord Sugar got a bit prickly when asked about our joint investigation with @thetimes.com into his tax affairs 👀
Lord Sugar got a bit prickly when asked about our joint investigation with @thetimes.com into his tax affairs 👀
March 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Total b*****ks"
Lord Sugar got a bit prickly when asked about our joint investigation with @thetimes.com into his tax affairs 👀
Lord Sugar got a bit prickly when asked about our joint investigation with @thetimes.com into his tax affairs 👀
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"It's not a rotten borough, it's a rotten system"
My analysis of the latest UK local government scandal, this time at Spelthorne in Surrey, and the familiar failings that led to it
My analysis of the latest UK local government scandal, this time at Spelthorne in Surrey, and the familiar failings that led to it
Spelthorne council report shows local government is on the brink
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
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March 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"It's not a rotten borough, it's a rotten system"
My analysis of the latest UK local government scandal, this time at Spelthorne in Surrey, and the familiar failings that led to it
My analysis of the latest UK local government scandal, this time at Spelthorne in Surrey, and the familiar failings that led to it
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The Times reports that the Government will introduce a US-style tax whistleblower scheme. If you report your employer's tax fraud, you'll make up to 25% of the tax recovered.
Quick thread on why it's a good idea, and two caveats.
Quick thread on why it's a good idea, and two caveats.
March 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Times reports that the Government will introduce a US-style tax whistleblower scheme. If you report your employer's tax fraud, you'll make up to 25% of the tax recovered.
Quick thread on why it's a good idea, and two caveats.
Quick thread on why it's a good idea, and two caveats.
What happens if she is also using a bot to chat to you, friend?
March 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What happens if she is also using a bot to chat to you, friend?
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Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.
If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…
whoownsengland.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.
If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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Nearly one in 10 of all women killed by men are mothers killed by their sons, new research suggests.
Mental illness is a factor in the majority. Yet there is no specific prevention policy for mothers who are caring for mentally ill sons.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Mental illness is a factor in the majority. Yet there is no specific prevention policy for mothers who are caring for mentally ill sons.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 170 mothers killed by their sons in 15 years in UK, report reveals
Data analysing deaths of all 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 reveals hidden scourge of matricide
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Nearly one in 10 of all women killed by men are mothers killed by their sons, new research suggests.
Mental illness is a factor in the majority. Yet there is no specific prevention policy for mothers who are caring for mentally ill sons.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Mental illness is a factor in the majority. Yet there is no specific prevention policy for mothers who are caring for mentally ill sons.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The US Treasury has announced a halt in enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act. Companies won't have to meet filing deadlines to declare details of beneficial ownership - for now at least
Enabling fraud to boost the economy is an ... interesting move
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
Enabling fraud to boost the economy is an ... interesting move
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies
The Treasury Department is announcing today that, with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership informati...
home.treasury.gov
March 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The US Treasury has announced a halt in enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act. Companies won't have to meet filing deadlines to declare details of beneficial ownership - for now at least
Enabling fraud to boost the economy is an ... interesting move
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
Enabling fraud to boost the economy is an ... interesting move
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
Can’t stop thinking about the Trump Zelenskiy meeting and how it was like an embarrassing family argument except with the “leader of the free world” and in the most serious possible forum. What a nightmare we are all entering, especially the people of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Can’t stop thinking about the Trump Zelenskiy meeting and how it was like an embarrassing family argument except with the “leader of the free world” and in the most serious possible forum. What a nightmare we are all entering, especially the people of Ukraine.
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The funder landscape for NGOs is under pressure internationally, not only just because of the USAID funding cuts, but developments in The Netherlands as well.
February 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The funder landscape for NGOs is under pressure internationally, not only just because of the USAID funding cuts, but developments in The Netherlands as well.
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Superyachts come with a *lot* of added costs – and some go to great lengths to bring those costs down by sidestepping certain taxes
Roman Abramovich did exactly this, but what precisely did those arrangements entail? And why was it unlawful?
Roman Abramovich did exactly this, but what precisely did those arrangements entail? And why was it unlawful?
Inside Roman Abramovich's yacht-rental tax scam
The oligarch’s scheme to skirt taxes on his boats was enterprising, elaborate – and illegal. Here’s how it worked
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Superyachts come with a *lot* of added costs – and some go to great lengths to bring those costs down by sidestepping certain taxes
Roman Abramovich did exactly this, but what precisely did those arrangements entail? And why was it unlawful?
Roman Abramovich did exactly this, but what precisely did those arrangements entail? And why was it unlawful?
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New report in The Times: football clubs have been claiming £millions of tax back using a tax relief intended to boost science and technology
It's a relief that has been widely abused - wrong and fraudulent claims probably cost us all £10bn in lost tax. Were the football clubs really entitled to it?
It's a relief that has been widely abused - wrong and fraudulent claims probably cost us all £10bn in lost tax. Were the football clubs really entitled to it?
February 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
New report in The Times: football clubs have been claiming £millions of tax back using a tax relief intended to boost science and technology
It's a relief that has been widely abused - wrong and fraudulent claims probably cost us all £10bn in lost tax. Were the football clubs really entitled to it?
It's a relief that has been widely abused - wrong and fraudulent claims probably cost us all £10bn in lost tax. Were the football clubs really entitled to it?
The Tories’ Rwanda scheme was lurid, but this Labour gov plans to strip legitimate asylum seekers of the possibility of later obtaining citizenship.
This will plunge thousands of lives into administrative limbo. Many will have expected different from Labour.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This will plunge thousands of lives into administrative limbo. Many will have expected different from Labour.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Labour and asylum: in retreat from decency | Editorial
Editorial: Dread of losing voters to Reform UK is driving the government into a familiar political trap
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Tories’ Rwanda scheme was lurid, but this Labour gov plans to strip legitimate asylum seekers of the possibility of later obtaining citizenship.
This will plunge thousands of lives into administrative limbo. Many will have expected different from Labour.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This will plunge thousands of lives into administrative limbo. Many will have expected different from Labour.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The world's richest man, Elon Musk, is using a 2019 OCCRP investigation to attack the free press and U.S. humanitarian aid.
The story in question revealed how Rudy Giuliani enlisted questionable associates to dig up dirt in Ukraine.
The story in question revealed how Rudy Giuliani enlisted questionable associates to dig up dirt in Ukraine.
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The world's richest man, Elon Musk, is using a 2019 OCCRP investigation to attack the free press and U.S. humanitarian aid.
The story in question revealed how Rudy Giuliani enlisted questionable associates to dig up dirt in Ukraine.
The story in question revealed how Rudy Giuliani enlisted questionable associates to dig up dirt in Ukraine.
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🗣️ "If overseas territories refuse to implement meaningful corporate transparency reforms, we must use our powers to ensure they do."
An important piece by @joepowell.bsky.social on the need for full public registers in Britain's overseas territories.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
An important piece by @joepowell.bsky.social on the need for full public registers in Britain's overseas territories.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
New British Virgin Isles measures don’t protect businesses or privacy – they protect criminals
If overseas territories refuse to implement meaningful corporate transparency reforms, we must use our powers to ensure they do
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🗣️ "If overseas territories refuse to implement meaningful corporate transparency reforms, we must use our powers to ensure they do."
An important piece by @joepowell.bsky.social on the need for full public registers in Britain's overseas territories.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
An important piece by @joepowell.bsky.social on the need for full public registers in Britain's overseas territories.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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The Trump administration just scored a spectacular own goal on day one of the negotiations, giving the rest of the world an even greater chance of ending global tax abuse. #UNtaxConvention
US scores own goal on day one of UN tax negotiations | Tax Justice Network
The US walked out alone from an overwhelmingly positive kick off to the UN tax negotiations yesterday, after failing to rally any other country to answer its plea to join a walkout.1 Following an open...
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February 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Trump administration just scored a spectacular own goal on day one of the negotiations, giving the rest of the world an even greater chance of ending global tax abuse. #UNtaxConvention