The report reveals that public sector staff are paid more than their equivalents in the private sector, that public sector employment is rising and there is continued creation of non-jobs. The report contains ten particularly egregious examples of non-jobs. Read more...
This paper presents calculations of the UK’s real national debt and for the first time charts its growth over the last decade. The picture that emerges is highly troubling and underscores the urgency of current attempts at closing the deficit. Read more...
We reveal new research on the cost of unnecessary staff at local councils. These non-frontline workers are doing jobs that could be cut, without putting frontline services at risk. Read more...
Our latest EU research paper provides both an historical and a contemporary perspective on EU defence integration. Read more...
The EU has in the past been criticised for funding trans-national political groups with European taxpayers’ money. Read more...
Public sector trade unions are preparing to fight spending cuts and threaten strikes, and they are doing so with the help of taxpayers' money. Read more...
In September 2009 the TPA revealed for the first time where local authority 'Preventing Violent Extremism' (PVE) grants were going. The Government has now decided to adopt our position and abolish these grants, however Prevent - part of the broader 'Contest' strategy - is cross-departmental and the Foreign & Commonwealth... Read more...
The TaxPayers' Alliance sets out, for the first time, a practical, costed guide to welfare reform. Read more...
Groundbreaking new research explores what improvements could be made to the benefits system on a tight budget Read more...
The EU enjoys many of the trappings of a state. It has an anthem and a patron saint, a passport and a President. But it is the EU flag that is the most well known symbol of the union. Read more...
The first report to collate the total amount of money generated from fixed penalties caught on speed cameras and fines for speeding and neglect of traffic directions imposed by the magistrates' courts throughout all of the UK. Read more...
A critical analysis of how "The Spirit Level" compares countries. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. We pledged to judge any new Government on the standard it set. The manifesto set out recommendations in three areas – tax & spending, reforming services and democracy & transparency – and divided them between measures where it expected to see action... Read more...
Cuts in public spending are essential in order to deal with a crisis in the public finances, but the unions are already threatening fresh waves of strikes if cuts are put in place. This new research note shows that many trade union leaders are receiving six-figure remuneration packages. Read more...
This report presents the first full list of the grants awarded by RDAs 2007-2009, and reveals how the majority of grants are going to other organisations rooted in the public sector, as well as exposing the growth of regional quangos. Read more...
This research note argues that ambitious cuts in spending can deliver improvements in both the UK’s fiscal position and economic prospects. Read more...
After the expenses scandal of the previous summer, many MPs decided against standing for re-election. Others were voted out at the election. This research note details how departing MPs are receiving a one-off Resettlement Grant of 50-100 percent of their annual salary, dependent on their age and length of service. ... Read more...
This research note explores how the European Union budget is being used to fund a wide range of orchestras, concerts and music festivals, and whether there is a clear policy of using these orchestras to promote the political objectives of the EU, in particular ever closer political union. Read more...
This new research looks at the evidence that higher spending leads to lower economic growth, and suggests that the increase in spending over the last decade is already seriously depressing trend growth. Read more...
In this research note, the TaxPayers’ Alliance reveals a list of JHA areas, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, in which the British Government has surrendered its opt out in Brussels. Read more...
Many workers in the public and private sectors expect pay freezes or cuts with resources scarce following the recession and a crisis in the public finances. Read more...
Our report ACA-YJB: A Guide to the UK Semi-Autonomous Public Bodies showed there are 1,148 national arms length bodies in Britain, costing over £90 billion. Read more...
This new book, edited by Matthew Sinclair, presents the most thorough investigation yet of this vital issue and a plan to turn things around. Read more...
For your convenience: Here is a list of our EU research papers Read more...