The TaxPayers' Alliance Blog

Andy McDonald, the shadow transport secretary, has suggested introducing a higher ‘windfall’ tax (a tax on profits) made by train...

Today, the TaxPayers' Alliance was asked by a reporter with a blog called 'Open Democracy', about reports of a fortnightly...

Our recent research note on education spending and teachers' pay caused a bit of a stir. As is often the...

There are lots of words I would use to describe John McDonnell.

On one hand, he is a careful, considered...

Our Campaign Manager, Chloe Westley, appeared on BBC Andrew Marr show on Sunday and talked about the benefits to consumers...

Inheritance tax is the least popular tax in the UK - yet we have one of the most punishing...

In case you haven’t noticed, there is an election on. There are many irksome aspects of this time of year,...

Talking about money is the last British taboo. In a survey conducted by the University College London, respondents were...

Good news for the residents of Buckinghamshire - Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has backed a proposal for a single, unitary...

Military chiefs have today called on the government to spend more money on defence, after recent cuts have, in...

Every quarter, thousands of companies enter liquidation. In July to September 2017, the latest available data, some 4,152 new...

The TaxPayers’ Alliance has long campaigned to scrap stamp duty, a strong contender for the worst single tax in our...

Written evidence from Taxpayers Alliance (PLS0009)

Executive Summary (Click here to read the full evidence)

 Energy bills...

We all dream of owning our own home, a place where we can spend time with friends and raise...

Drinking too much alcohol can not only damage your health, but can also be costly for society. For example,...

The leak of millions of documents, dubbed the Paradise Papers, has reignited a debate over “tax havens”. Much of the...

The gravest domestic health crisis facing our country today is the thousands of people dying from bedblocking.  This is where...

The Department for International Development this morning released a statement to parliament on proposed changes to how Britain spends...

There are ‘widespread and serious failings’ in children’s services at Croydon Council according to a September 2017 report by...

The TUC today published a report revealing that childcare costs in England have increased up to seven times faster...

News came out of Wales yesterday that the Cardiff government has been subsidising business to the tune of £244...

GUEST BLOG FROM THE ADAM SMITH INSTITUTE

The English have a proud tradition of standing up to greedy,...

A new story this morning tells us that, once again, squaddies’ livelihoods are threatened with the top brasses’ plan...

Tuition fees are quickly going the way of Brexit – a hyper-sensitive issue which sends usually reasonable people on the...

Duncan Selbie, the chief executive of Public Health England, has stated that NHS hospitals should build spas and offer...

UK taxpayers have forked out yet more money for aid spending, even though there is little evidence it has...

Whether it’s the charge from the library for that book that you’ve had out too long, or getting a copy...

PFI has long been a dirty word, synonymous with the worst excesses of private enterprise – ineffective, overpriced and more...

Yesterday, some colleagues and I got the train from London to Crewe (only 90 minutes) to meet with an anti-HS2...