For immediate release Responding to Sir Ed Davey’s conference speech, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be unconvinced by a speech that was big on optimism and anecdotes but contained little to suggest that they are serious about becoming the official opposition.“Sir Ed Davey’s party continues... Read more...
**CORRECTION: In the original press release there were errors in the regional breakdown, incorrect figures had been pulled out of the data set. These have now been changed.Embargoed: 00:01, Saturday 14th September Average wait time of four months at driving test centres in Great Britain London is the worst... Read more...
For immediate release Campaigners from the TaxPayers’ Alliance visited sites in Hampshire and Wiltshire today, Friday, as part of a roadshow raising awareness of the UK’s national debt, which is increasing by £4,410 per second or £380 million per day. Joining the TPA was John Glen MP, shadow paymaster general,... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech on the need for NHS reform,John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Starmer is spot on to bang the drum for reform but the claim that the health system has had an austere decade will leave taxpayers concerned that he is... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the prime minister’s speech at the TUC annual congress, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will read through the lines of Starmer’s speech, which continues to push the increasingly absurd claim that this government is on the side of workers.“The promise to... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the House of Lords economic affairs committee report on the national debt, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be horrified by the warnings that the national debt risks becoming unsustainable.“The report clearly states that the government can no longer afford to... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the early release of prisoners, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be rightfully worried today as thousands of prisoners are let loose into society.“Stamer has chosen to mitigate the problem of crowded prisons by just releasing inmates instead of mandating them... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Labour’s leaked plans to ban smoking in pub gardens and nightclub smoking areas, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Freedom loving Brits will be sickened by Starmer’s sanctimonious smoking ban.“With tobacco products already set to be banned for future adults and tobacco duty... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Keir Starmer’s ‘state of the nation’ speech , John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be left disheartened and betrayed by Starmer’s speech, which does nothing to help households who are already struggling under a 70 year high tax burden.“The prime minister... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Office for National Statistics report that showed UK borrowing overshot forecasts by £3bn and the UK’s public sector net debt up by 3.8 per cent , John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be dismayed as Rachel Reeves prioritises public sector... Read more...
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Embargoed: 22:30 Monday, 19th August 2024 UK councils have massive disparities in the number of bins that they ask residents to sort their rubbish into, with some councils having as many as ten and others as few as two. The survey by the TaxPayers’ Alliance is an update of research... Read more...
For immediate release Council tax receipts have more than tripled since the start of the century, according to analysis of new government data by the TaxPayers’ Alliance campaign group, an increase of 214 per cent. Total receipts have soared from £12.2 billion in 2000-01 to £38.5 billion in 2023-24.... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the request made for Huw Edwards to return the salary he earned after his arrest, Joanna Marchong, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The Beeb are bang on the money asking Huw Edwards to return the salary he earned after his arrest, but... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the cut to interest rates, Darwin Friend, head of research of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:"An interest rate cut is welcome news for taxpayers, particularly given the calamitous level of public sector debt."While this cut will reduce the burden of public sector debt interest payments, it... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Rachel Reeves’ review of the public finances, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“A fiscal statement so focused rhetorically on overspending will be music to the ears of many taxpayers, particularly given the catastrophic level of public sector debt.“But it is impossible to... Read more...
**CORRECTION: The original version of this press release said that debt was increasing by £382 million per year. In fact it's increasing by £382 million per day. This has now been changed.** For immediate release The TaxPayers’ Alliance has relaunched its ticking debt clock, fifteen years after its groundbreaking campaign... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports that Rachel Reeves is set to release the results of an audit which is expected to show a significant black hole in the public finances, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will not be shocked by the state of... Read more...
For immediate release BBC stars and executives are both receiving mega-salaries, with senior executives costing £40 million in 2023-24 and on-air talent costing a total of £39 million. A total of 447 staff at the BBC earn over £100,000 while 155 receive salaries above £178,000. The huge cost of BBC... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the publication of the BBC’s latest annual report and accounts 2023-24, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Licence fee payers will be livid at the excess and extravagance of the top level pay packets at the Beeb“BBC bosses love to bang the drum... Read more...
Embargoed: 22:30, Sunday 21st July 2024 Over 1,400 employees of the Scottish public sector received over £100,000 in salary, bonuses, pension payments and other perks during the 2022-23 financial year, according to the first ever Scottish public sector rich list. The research, produced by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, a campaign group,... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the UK restoring funding to the UN Reliefs and Works Agency (UNRWA), Jonathan Eida, researcher of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be concerned about the decision to restore funding to UNRWA given the alarming allegations made against the organisation.“For decades this body has attracted enormous... Read more...
Embargoed: 22:30, Thursday 18th July, 2024 Three years on from the lifting of the final lockdown measures in the United Kingdom on 19th July 2021, a landmark study by a campaign group of covid spending among comparable OECD nations has found that the UK was one of the worst performing... Read more...