Proposed MP Pay Hike is Unacceptable and Must be Rejected
Reacting to reports that IPSA are to propose an 11 per cent pay increase for MPs, Matthew Sinclair, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
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Come on George, go one step further and freeze business rates
On 5 November 2012, we launched our 'Freeze Business Rates' campaign with the British Retail Consortium, and since then thousands of our supporters have written to their MPs urging them to support a freeze in business rates. Read more...
More support for 'Stamp Out Stamp Duty' in Beverley
We held a 'Stamp Out Stamp Duty' street stall in Beverley in September and we got a great response from local people. We were in Beverley again yesterday promoting the campaign and once again the response was positive. Read more...
Hammersmith and Fulham Council party like it's 1999
Hammersmith and Fulham Council will cut Council Tax for an impressive seventh year out of eight next year. This represents a cut of 20% since 2006, and a return to a low level of tax last seen in 1999. Whilst the average cost to UK households in Council Tax has doubled... Read more...
Swansea Council to restrict rubbish collections
Cardiff and Anglesey councils are proposing monthly collections of non-recyclable rubbish. Carmarthenshire and Monmouthshire currently restrict the amount of waste collected from residents and now Swansea Council says it is going to limit the number of black bags residents are allowed to put out for collection. Read more...
Corporation Tax "no longer fit for purpose"
Mark Field, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, has written a very good article for the Telegraph explaining why Britain needs major reform of our corporate tax system: Read more...
Salisbury Supporters say Stamp Out Stamp Duty
Salisbury supporters gathered on a chilly December day near Poultry Cross—a medieval 15th century market cross—in Butcher Row in central Salisbury to call on the government to Stamp Out Stamp Duty. In Wiltshire, three in every ten people buying a flat or house pay the 3% rate or more. By... Read more...
'Stamp Out Stamp Duty' gaining momentum across the country
Our 'Stamp Out Stamp Duty' campaign has been out on the road again this week. I joined local supporters in Sutton Coldfield on Wednesday for a street stall and yesterday I also joined supporters in the Chancellor's own constituency, in Wilmslow. And ahead of the Autumn Statement next Thursday there's... Read more...
Wrexham says no to green energy taxes
On Monday TaxPayers' Alliance supporters brought our Stop the Energy Swindle campaign to Wrexham. I would not only like to thank our supporters for turning out, but also the local residents for taking their time to sign our petition. The event was part of our campaign to inform local residents... Read more...
Bristol students support cut in cider tax
On a cold and crisp day at the heart of the University of Bristol, students gathered to support our Cut Cider Tax campaign. They collected signatures for our petition calling on a cut in the Cider Duty Escalator, which automatically adds duty of 2 per cent above inflation to a... Read more...
Further financial woe in Thanet
Thanet District Council has dug itself into a financial hole. It allowed Transeuropa Ferries to operate for three years from the council owned port of Ramsgate without paying berthing fees – they disguised it as a “loan against invoice”. Transeuropa then went bankrupt (in April), leaving their (£3.4 m) bills... Read more...
Energy Swindle Campaign arrives in Wrexham
Wrexham, in North Wales, has seen over the years an influx of hi-tech business and the opening of a new university. It has the second largest industrial Estate in the UK which accommodates around 300 businesses, employing 7000 staff, and creates a livelihood for many who live in Wrexham and... Read more...
Comment: Three steps David Cameron can take to end our dysfunctional green farce
Writing for City A.M., Matthew Sinclair argues that the Government attacking Labour for having a dysfunctional (but popular) energy policy will not be effective if it presses ahead with its own dysfunctional (but unpopular) energy policy. Read more...
Further opposition against Monthly Collections
It’s been a number of weeks since Cardiff Council’s proposal for monthly bin collections was first aired. The proposal is designed to force the residents of Cardiff to recycle more and to cut expenditure on landfill (and in particular fines levied by the EU because of landfill) which, in theory,... Read more...
Highlights from tax reform breakfast briefing
Speakers from the TaxPayers’ Alliance, the Institute of Directors and the Institute for Fiscal Studies discussed tax reform at an event hosted by the Institute of Directors yesterday. Graeme Leach, Matthew Sinclair and Stuart Adam spoke about the need for comprehensive tax reform and Britain’s two major recent reviews of... Read more...
South West Elected Commissioner's backroom budget balloons
In our manifesto, published before the general election in 2010, we championed elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). Police authorities were outdated, hardly anyone knew who served on them, and they lacked accountability. Although it is fair to say that the electorate didn’t go to the polls in droves to... Read more...
Massive support for 'Stop the Energy Swindle' in East Yorkshire
It was a cold day yesterday in East Yorkshire, with a wind chill factor of -2C, but that didn't stop TPA supporters from hitting the streets of Driffield and Hornsea to promote our 'Stop the Energy Swindle' campaign. Read more...
Please help us to 'Stamp Out Stamp Duty' across the UK
Since launching our ‘Stamp Out Stamp Duty’ campaign in August, we have held numerous street stalls across the country promoting the campaign. The response from local people has been fantastic, and many of you have written to your MP using the website StampOutStampDuty.org Read more...
The case for freezing business rates is stronger than ever before
The Daily Telegraph has today called on the Chancellor to freeze business rates at the forthcoming Autumn Statement. They’re absolutely right to do so: further pressure is needed on George Osborne to prevent the disastrous consequences that a business rate hike would entail. Last year we joined forces with the... Read more...
More people are urging the Government to 'Stop the Energy Swindle'
The weather may have taken a turn for the worse, but this hasn't stopped us campaigning! With the mercury plummeting and the thermostat turned a little higher, many people are thinking about how they can afford to pay their energy bills, and last week we got a great response in Romford... Read more...
South Wales Police and their 60ft stainless steel sculpture
Taxpayers in South Wales have been told of the enormous expense their local police force has paid for a sculpture. It has been reported by WalesOnline that the £75,000 sculpture is the largest sum paid by any police force in the United Kingdom in the past five years. The 60ft... Read more...
Wiltshire councillors vote themselves big pay increase
Just weeks after making 252 council staff redundant, Wiltshire councillors have voted themselves a whopping increase in their taxpayer funded allowances. Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott sees her allowances balloon by 36.3 per cent, giving her an extra £14,000 a year. The council’s cabinet members see their allowances go up from... Read more...
We pay £1,900 a year for the NHS: we deserve better than this
Staff at Colchester General Hospital have been forced into covering up delays to treatment for cancer patients in order to hit nationally set targets. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission visited the Trust in August and September after finding inaccuracies in waiting time data and being bombarded with complaints. They claim... Read more...
Generous mileage rates at Humberside PCC's office
Earlier this year, Humberside’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Grove, announced money saving agreements with East Riding of Yorkshire Council and North Lincolnshire Council. Under these agreements, Humberside Police would be able to use council refuelling depots, reducing the needs to use commercial forecourts. According to a press release published... Read more...