The TPA team descend on Oxford to speak to local residents about the obscene amounts of money paid to Oxfordshire council bosses. Remarkably the chief executive was paid £216,722 (in 2017/18) and worse still employed an assistant chief executive who received nearly £140,000! One of the most interesting moments of... Read more...
We joined a group of supporters called the Croydon Constituionalists to focus on the enormous salaries paid to Croydon council bosses. In total 19 council fat cats were paid over £100,000 with the highest salary going to the chief executive at £212,935! This from a council that has some questionable... Read more...
It was a pleasure to meet the dedicated members of Mid-Cheshire Against HS2 who have been diligently campaigning against the vanity project for several years. Their stall at the Royal Cheshire County Show was a non-stop hive of activity as many people stopped and chatted to voice their disapproval at the scheme. By sheer... Read more...
Meaningful but realistic policy changes to ease the housing crisis. The housing crisis is worsening by the day, a panel of experts discussed what should be done. Chair: Duncan SimpsonPanellists:Barry Macleod-Cullinane, a former councillor for HarrowJohn Myers, co-founder of Yes In My Back Yard or YIMBYRory Meakin, a TaxPayers’ Alliance... Read more...
We visited Bletchley in Milton Keynes, home of the famous World War Two Enigma code breakers, to speak with local residents about the high salaries paid to council bosses. For example the chief executive of Milton Keynes Council is paid nearly £185,000 despite refurbishments to their headquarters running nearly £8... Read more...
The TPA visited the magnificent port city of Plymouth as part of our Rich List Roadshow tour. Joined by local coordinator Jake and budding volunteers we highlighted that 13 of the city council's employees were paid more than £100,000 for the financial year 2017 to 2018. Many locals we spoke... Read more...
Grassroots campaign manager Harry Fone spoke on panels discussing social care funding and the future of the high street. Read more...
Panellists: Lord Henry HaywoodDouglas CarswellSir Henry Bellingham MPHenry Hill Lord Flight Lords, constitutional experts and former MPs all gathered to discuss the future of the House of Lords. Following a recent report by Sir Henry Bellingham MP on reforming the Upper House this was the perfect opportunity to debate this... Read more...
After months of hard work, we published our landmark report The Great British Transport Competition, which proposed 28 alternative transport infrastructure projects to HS2. The winning proposals ranged from reopening old railways stations and lines, upgrading the A1 and A5 to building more cycle paths across the nation. The report was... Read more...
TPA staff and supporters gathered in Lewes where East Sussex County Council employ 11 staff receiving over £100,000 in their pay packets for 2017/18. Local coordinator Cllr Charles Amos said that it is maddening that they are paid so much particularly when services are being cut and council tax bills... Read more...
It's full steam ahead for the campaign to stop HS2! This week saw protesters gather at Euston station in London to celebrate Matthew Bishop and his mother Gerry complete their walk along Phase 1 of the proposed high speed line. Along the way they have spoken to many people who... Read more...
On Tuesday we had the pleasure of meeting anti-HS2 campaigner Matthew Bishop. He is walking Phase 1 of the line to raise awareness about how destructive the project is to the environment and how ordinary people are badly affected by it. During his journey he has spoken to many who are... Read more...
On the 24th April, the TaxPayers' Alliance launched a new report: "Embracing technology in health and social care", which shows that £18.5 billion could be saved in the NHS and social care systems by increasing productivity and freeing up staff resources. . The paper included a foreword and remarks from... Read more...
Our team and supporters were in Lancaster and Morecambe to campaign against wasteful council spending on agencies and consultants. Findings show that since 2016 Lancaster City Council has spent over £4 million on consultancy and many are questioning if this represents value for money. Read more...
We spoke to students about TPA campaigns and how they can get more involved in politics. Read more...
TPA Wales coordinator Lee Canning campaigned against plans to introduce parking charges in a suburb of Cardiff. Read more...
Grassroots campaign manager Harry Fone took part in a debate on the topic, "tax is the price we pay to live in a civilised society". Read more...
As the UK faces the challenges of the modern world, effective international development is seen as an important tool for pursuing the country's national interest. But the political debate has persistently revolved around whether Britain should retain the 0.7 per cent aid target it committed to law in 2015. While the TaxPayers’... Read more...
Following the release of Town Hall Rich List 2019 we spoke to locals in Slough about the generous remuneration paid to council executives. Read more...
Following the release of Town Hall Rich List 2019 we spoke to locals in Northampton about the generous remuneration paid to council executives. Read more...
Following the release of Town Hall Rich List 2019 we spoke to locals in Essex about the generous remuneration paid to council executives. Read more...
TPA staff and supporters rallied in Bath ahead of a special cabinet meeting on proposals for a clean air zone tax. We were there to highlight our latest research showing that instead of an ineffective tax on lorries, coaches and minibuses, greater emphasis should be placed on improving the region's... Read more...
The TaxPayers’ Alliance hosted a panel discussion on local authorities’ spending on commercial property and investments on Tuesday 26th. The discussion, and subsequent Q&A, was wide ranging, and included the councillors’ experience of commercial property and other investments, the moral hazard for taxpayers that this may create, and the distortionary... Read more...
The TPA were back in Wales this weekend, Cardiff to be precise, where we joined TPA coordinator Lee Canning to campaign against the 4.5 per cent rise in council tax. Sadly, this is yet another example of a council unable to gets its spending under control and then pleading poverty.... Read more...