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The next VW scandal

Buried in the minutes of an obscure new quango is evidence of vast corporate capture of the UK government.

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The VW factory, Wolfsburg: Wikimedia CC 2.0,

Revelations that VW has been systematically cheating the rules which keep us safe from polluted air have put corporate irresponsibility back on the agenda.

Air pollution causes around 60,000 deaths a year, and the New York Times has estimated that around 106 deaths can be directly attributed to the extra pollution from test-cheating VW cars.