Why are our services so rubbish?
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Ten takeaways from Town Hall Rich List 2024
By William Yarwood, Media Campaign Manager We have recently released... Read more...
War on Waste: January - March 2024
If you thought this year would be a turning point... Read more...
Hold the front page: how efficiently does local government communicate?
By: Shimeon Lee, researcher at the TaxPayers' Alliance Women... Read more...
British governance needs to decentralise
By: Charles Amos, author of the Musing Individualist Substack ... Read more...
A tale of two councils
by Jonathan Eida, researcher Holding local councils to account... Read more...
Could double digit council tax rises be on the horizon after town hall bankruptcies?
By Jonathan Eida, researcher Over the last few months several... Read more...
Welsh council tax reform: A step in the right direction?
by Elliot Keck, head of campaigns “Change? Why do... Read more...
Reflections on the Town Hall Rich List Roadshow 2023
by Olivia O'Mahony, intern Over the last few months,... Read more...
Council commercial properties: will the bubble burst?
By Darwin Friend, policy analyst Prudence with taxpayers’ money... Read more...
Taking away takeaways: The public health blob’s next target
by Cllr Joe Otten, councillor for Dore & Totley, Sheffield... Read more...
Counselling the councillors
By Benjamin Elks, operations manager With the dust settling... Read more...
The Mayor's anti-car crusade will cost us all
by David Taylor, Councillor for St Edward's, Havering The... Read more...
Ten takeaways from Town Hall Rich List 2023
Our latest research, the 16th edition of the Town Hall... Read more...
New Towns Fund is not the answer to England's forgotten towns
by Kieran Neild, grassroots assistant at the TaxPayers' Alliance Today,... Read more...
Consequences for Croydon
by Michael Swadling, Croydon Constitutionalists The recently announced 15... Read more...
The lazy idea polluting clean air policy
By Benjamin Elks Campaigns for clean air are very... Read more...
Silly salaries in Sutton
By Sara Rainwater, operations director at the TaxPayers' Alliance ... Read more...
Council bosses’ golden goodbyes are on the rise
by Harry Fone, grassroots campaign manager The TPA has... Read more...
Local referenda can curb council tax hikes
Voting in council elections can seem in equal parts very... Read more...
Top tips for cutting your council tax bill
By Danielle Boxall, media campaign manager Council tax rates... Read more...
Ten takeaways from Town Hall Rich List 2021
The beginning of this month brought the release of Town... Read more...
Tower Hamlets: Pay rises for rate-increasing councillors
by Freya Stear, operations assistant Last night, councillors in... Read more...
Croydon council: Testing our better angels
By Michael Swadling of the Croydon Constitutionalists I have... Read more...
Parish profligacy
By Policy Analyst, Jeremy Hutton At the TPA, we... Read more...
National Pothole Day: driving motorists potty
By Danielle Boxall, Media Campaign Manager If there’s one... Read more...
Croydon Council - a tale of mismanagement
By Michael Swadling of the Croydon Constitutionalists Did you... Read more...
Parking mad: lose the levy
by Harry Fone, grassroots campaign manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance... Read more...
Pulling the plug on council energy firms
by Harry Fone, grassroots campaign manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance... Read more...
Where have all the councils gone?
The author has asked to remain anonymous, but has been... Read more...
TfL: The furlough double whammy
By Milly Skriczka, development manager As taxpayers, we should not... Read more...
End of the road: council fail for sale
By Joe Ventre, digital campaign manager In March 2020, a... Read more...
Town hall leaders should reassess their own budgets instead of going cap-in-hand to central government
By Joe Ventre, digital campaign manager Yesterday it emerged that... Read more...
Simple ways for councils to save
By Harry Fone, grassroots campaign manager We are in unprecedented... Read more...
Will councils ever learn? A report from Sutton
By Sara Rainwater, Operations Director Sutton council has impeccable timing.... Read more...
Grassroots update: Kent residents face tax surge
By Ian Taylor, grassroots coordinator for Kent For a TaxPayers’... Read more...
Why I took a pay cut to help taxpayers
by Charles Amos, TaxPayers' Alliance Local Coordinator for Sussex This... Read more...
Rewarding incompetence: Local Government Finance Settlement 2020
by Kieran Neild-Ali, grassroots assistant at the TaxPayers' Alliance The... Read more...
Hey big-spender: Large spending local authorities
By Sam Packer, media campaign manager As we enter a... Read more...
Why a tip tax is a load of rubbish
by Harry Fone, Grassroots Campaign Manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance... Read more...
TPA responds to IFS report on council tax
by Harry Fone, Grassroots Campaign Manager A new report released... Read more...
Why does it matter how many empty properties a council possesses?
By Policy Analyst, Jeremy Hutton. This week sees marks the... Read more...
The saga of the Town Hall Pravda
Across the country, councils are complaining about vicious ‘government cuts’... Read more...
Funding for district councils
by Harry Fone, Grassroots Campaign Manager Funding for local government... Read more...
12 years of Town Hall Rich Lists
By Jeremy Hutton, Policy Analyst The TaxPayers’ Alliance released its... Read more...
Panel discussion: Should councils spend taxpayers' money on commercial property and investments?
The TaxPayers’ Alliance hosted a panel discussion on local authorities’... Read more...
And the winner is...
by Chloe Westley, Campaign Manager Awards season is upon us!... Read more...