The TaxPayers' Alliance Blog

Yesterday the Communities and Local Government Committee published its report into the state of local government devolution.

The outlook...

The latest State of the Estate report shows that the government estate has been reduced by 2.4 million m²...

We have long had our concerns about whether IPSA – the quango charged with setting and administering MPs’ pay, pensions...

I wrote about tax reform for this morning's Sun (p.4). Below is the full version of the comment piece. It...

While putting together the figures for 'Compensation claims made by local authorities' we started coming across some odd figures....

Tata Steel is back in the news again but the circumstances haven't changed.

The British steel industry is still in...

Doctors are quite possibly the worst group of people the government can get into a dispute with. At an Institute...

This afternoon is the Second Reading of the Trade Union Bill in the House of Lords. The Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA)...

This morning the National Audit Office released its report into the Department for Work and Pensions' management of health...

The last few months have been worrying for those who believe in greater transparency and openness in government. The...

In December, the news that petrol was going to dip below £1/litre was received with festive cheer by motorists. And...

This morning the National Audit Office released its report into the measurement of deliverability of major projects. There is...

Now that we're back and in full swing for 2016 it's time to look back at the highlights of the...

If you follow us on Facebook, Twitter or even LinkedIn you may have noticed we’ve...

Yesterday the NAO released a report on the trends in UK Official Development Assistance (ODA, which confirmed that we...

Ian King writes in today’s Times (£) on the ten ways he would simplify the tax system - a topic...

With all too sad regularity, we at the TPA comment on egregious pay-offs for those leaving extremely well paid posts...

Jonathan Isaby writes for the Telegraph about the responses from public sector bodies to Independent Commission on Freedom of Information...

Back in 2011, we commented on a certain public interest story surrounding Perth and Kinross Council, or more specifically, their...

The discussion of the cost of living is often framed as families not having enough money to get by. But...

The Times and the Sunday Times have reported on a measure mentioned in the fine print of last...

More harsh words come today for the NHS’s 111 helpline, this time in the form of a damning critique on...

Increased taxation, censorship, price controls and centralisation.

The proposals included in the report “Childhood obesity—brave and bold action” constitute...

"Tax reform and simplification" was the subject of an interesting panel debate last Thursday night at the Institute of Directors....

Council Assets

This year the TaxPayers’ Alliance released a substantial piece of research on assets owned by local...

Earlier this month the groundbreaking Public Sector Rich List - a collaboration between the TaxPayers’ Alliance and Daily...

Another Spending Plan policy victory for the TaxPayers' Alliance in the Spending Review. Policy 25 states:

"Transport for London...

A busy week in Westminster and we were on hand to give immediate reaction to the Autumn Statement and Spending...

Today is George Osborne’s big day at the despatch box as he steps forward to give, what is in effect,...