TPA Talks Episode 3 - Daniel Hannan TaxPayers Alliance 2020-07-17 | In this episode of TPA Talks, we chat to Daniel Hannan. Hannan is the founding president of the Institute for Free Trade, an author, a journalist for The Telegraph and former MEP.We discuss the TV licence, the government's response to coronavirus, tax cuts, universities, the trajectory of the Labour Party and more!Our Axe The Tax campaign:taxpayersalliance.com/axe_the_taxTax reforms for economic recovery:taxpayersalliance.com/tax_reforms_to_secure_a_recovery_from_coronavirusMod Cons For Dons:taxpayersalliance.com/mod_cons_for_donsIntroduction (0:00)The TV licence and public service broadcasting (0:44)The government's response to coronavirus (08:03)Optimism for the future of the economy (12:59)Will scrapping university targets be a boon for jobs? (16:38)The transformation of The Labour Party (22:37)The dangers of endless expenditure (28:12)Will tax cuts or spending pledges win elections? (29:47)Final segment (33:01)-----------Sign up to the campaign for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com ✅ Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ twitter.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersalliance
REVEALED: 1 in 5 Working Age Adults Receiving Universal Credit TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-23 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Campaigns Director William Yarwood joined Julia Hartley-Brewer on Talk to discuss new TPA analysis that shows how 1 in 5 working age Brits in England and Wales are receiving Universal Credit as of May 2026.+Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: Devolution Staffing Costs Have Spiralled in Five Years TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-18 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Martin Daubney on GB News to discuss our latest work on combined authorities, which shows how staffing and bureaucracy costs have grown in the last five years.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Inheritance Tax is Immoral and Should be Abolished TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-17 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Maxwell Marlow of the Adam Smith Institute sat down with the TPA's William Yarwood and podcast host Duncan Barkes on the latest episode of A Nation of Taxpayers to discuss why inheritance tax is immoral and should be abolished.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Its Time to Abolish Inheritance Tax | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-17 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Inheritance tax is one of Britain’s most unpopular taxes, and the political pressure to scrap it is now growing.Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA’s William Yarwood and the Adam Smith Institute’s Maxwell Marlow to make the case for abolishing inheritance tax, as the Conservatives explore plans to scrap the levy altogether.They discuss why inheritance tax penalises saving, investment and families trying to pass on what they have built, whether abolition could boost growth, and how the lost revenue could be covered through spending restraint rather than higher taxes elsewhere.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Fired Top Civil Servant Received an £860k Payout TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-14 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Britain’s former top civil servant walked away with an almost £860,000 taxpayer funded exit payment after being pushed out of his post by Starmer.Ministers should bring back the public sector exit payment cap and put an end to these gold-plated goodbyes.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Burnhams Britain is Already Broke and Bankrupt TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-14 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Martin Daubney on GB News to discuss how Burnham's Britain is already bankrupt.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
BREAKING: Tourism Taxes Could Decimate British Hospitality TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-11 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Researcher Anne Strickland joined Duncan Barkes on Talk to discuss the plans to allow Mayors to impose overnight visitor levies on holidaymakers. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
We are Drowning in Debt TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-10 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Founder of the TPA and president of The Jobs Foundation Lord Elliott cites our latest research showing Britain’s real national debt has hit £11.7 trillion. It’s a stark reminder of just how perilous the finances are and why politicians cannot keep ducking difficult decisions.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
TaxPayers Alliance Founder Lord Elliott Issues Stark Warning About Britains Fiscal Crisis TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-10 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Lord Elliott, founder of the TaxPayers' Alliance and President of the Jobs Foundation, issues a stark warning about Britain's fiscal situation while citing TPA work on debt, including the real national debt, which currently sits at almost £12 trillion.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
We spend £311bn a year on the public sector! TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-10 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Shimeon Lee and William Yarwood sat down with DuncanBarkes on the latest episode of A Nation of Taxpayers to break down our Spending Factbook which breaks down the eye-watering sums the government spends. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
The Government is Spending Like a Drunken Sailor | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-10 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Britain’s government is spending eye-watering sums across an ever-growing state, but where is all that money actually going?Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA’s William Yarwood and Shimeon Lee to discuss the TaxPayers’ Alliance’s latest Spending Factbook, which lays bare the scale of government spending and how taxpayers’ money is being used across Whitehall and the wider public sector.They examine which areas of government are consuming the most cash, how spending has changed over time, where the biggest pressures are coming from, and why successive governments have struggled to get the public finances under control. Read the new factbook here: taxpayersalliance.com/the-spending-factbookFind us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Should We Cut Welfare to Pay for Defence? TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-09 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Researcher Anne Strickland joined Ian Collins on Talk to discuss whether Kemi Badenoch is right to say that she would fund an increase in defence spending by cutting welfare.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
The growth of the civil service is out of control! TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-03 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Former TPA chairman Mike Denham and research director Darwin Friend discuss the rapid growth of the civil service over the last decade on the latest episode of A Nation of Taxpayers with Duncan Barkes. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
The Growth of the Civil Service is Out of Control | A Nation of Taxpayer TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-03 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Britain’s civil service has ballooned by a third in just a decade, leaving taxpayers funding more than half a million officials and a salary bill of over £22 billion.Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA’s research director Darwin Friend and former chairman Mike Denham to discuss new TaxPayers’ Alliance research into the growth of the civil service, which reveals headcount has risen from 418,340 in 2016 to 557,825 in 2026.They examine the explosion in senior officials and six-figure salaries, why Whitehall continues to expand despite repeated promises of reform, and whether shifting civil servants around the country really amounts to decentralisation. Read the full paper here: taxpayersalliance.com/briefing-growth-of-the-civil-service-2026Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
How Do We Solve Benefits Britain? TaxPayers Alliance 2026-09-02 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Researcher Anne Strickland joined Duncan Barkes on Talk to discuss how Britain can solve its soaring welfare spending.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: The £500,000 Daily Illegal Migrant Rip-Off TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-28 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Ian Collins on GB News to discuss the daily £500,000 cost of detaining and moving illegal migrants.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Politicians Will Never Stop Borrowing TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-27 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Researcher Anne Strickland and campaigns director William Yarwood discuss the truth about our real national debt, while the headline debt figures fail to capture the full picture and what can be done to resolve it.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
You Have Been Lied to About Britains Real National Debt | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-27 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Britain’s official national debt is already heading towards £3 trillion, but the real burden facing taxpayers is far higher.Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA’s William Yarwood and Anne Strickland to discuss new TaxPayers’ Alliance research into the real national debt, which highlights the government’s true liabilities at £11.7 trillion, or almost four times the size of the UK economy.They examine why headline debt figures fail to capture the full scale of state pension promises, public-sector pensions, PFI commitments, and nuclear decommissioning costs. They also discuss how debt interest is swallowing ever more public money, why welfare spending is becoming impossible to ignore, and how political cowardice has left future taxpayers with an enormous bill.Read tghe paper in full: taxpayersalliance.com/briefing-the-real-national-debt-2026Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
BREAKING: HMRC Valuation Agents to Demand Access to Your Home TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-25 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Nana Akua on GB News to discuss how HMRC valuation officers are going to demand access to people's homes to properly apply the mansion tax.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
BREAKING: Borrowing Higher than Expected in July TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-24 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Vanessa Feltz to discuss the latest public sector finance data that shows borrowing is up due to higher welfare spending. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Will Reforms Plans for Welfare Work? TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-21 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Martin Daubney on GB News to discuss the real national debt and Reform's plans for welfare.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Taxes on All Holidays are Too High: Heres Why TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-21 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Planning a trip? Discover how much your travel costs are impacted by taxes before you book your next holiday abroad.Our latest research paper breaks down the scale of the different taxes on holidays, the overall burden they place on British holidaymakers, and how the tax burden on holidays could increase further.Read in full below: taxpayersalliance.com/the-tax-on-holidaysFind us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Town Hall Sickness is Costing You Millions TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-20 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Shimeon Lee and William Yarwood discuss with DuncanBarkes on the latest episode of A Nation of Taxpayers our latest paper, Town Hall Sickness, and how it is costing taxpayers millions each year. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
£660 Million Lost: The Hidden Cost of Council Sickness | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-20 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Read the full paper below: taxpayersalliance.com/town-hall-sicknessStaff sickness and absence are costing councils millions, yet town halls keep demanding more money while too little attention is paid to lost working time and weak productivity.Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA’s William Yarwood and Shimeon Lee to discuss new TaxPayers’ Alliance research into sickness absence across UK local authorities, revealing the cost to council budgets and the impact on frontline services.They examine why absence rates vary so widely between councils, how mental health-related absence has become a growing pressure, and what high levels of staff sickness mean for residents already facing rising council tax bills. They also discuss the wider public sector sickness and productivity problemFind us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: How Much Number 10 North is Costing YOU TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-15 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Chief executive John O'Connell joined Kevin O'Sullivan on Talk to discuss Andy Burnham's No.10 North gimmick.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Breaking: Taxpayers Forced to Cough Up £150k to Protect Banksy Artwork TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-14 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Research director Darwin Friend joined Christopher Hope and Emily Carver on GB News to discuss how taxpayers are picking up the bill for the protection of Banksy artwork.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Labours War On Tourism | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-13 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Tourist hotspots in Wales are about to be clobbered by the Welsh government's introduction of a holiday tax which will be levied against those wishing to stay overnight in a town, village or by the beach. The TPA has been raising awareness of this pernicious tax in places like Conwy and Anglesey. Outside of Wales, the Labour government under Andy Burnham is introducing legislation that will enable regional mayors to levy a similar tax on overnight visitors to their towns and cities. Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Benjamin Elks and Jonathan Eida to discuss the impact of such taxes and the devastating consequences it will have on UK tourism.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: Welfare Claimants Receiving Discounts on Holidays TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-07 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Research Director Darwin Friend joined Martin Daubney on GB News to discuss how people claiming benefits were receiving holiday discounts.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Will Britain Ever Work Again? | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-08-06 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ There are over one million 16-24 year olds not in education, employment or training. Commonly known as NEETs, this group in society is a strain on public finances and taxpayers. Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Shimeon Lee and Georgiana Bristol, chief executive at the Jobs Foundation. Together they discuss the challenges of getting NEETs and others into work.They also look at what can be done to make it easier for UK businesses to offer jobs to those wanting to start their working life and whether it is too easy for some to claim that they are unable to work.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
BREAKING: Burnham is Refusing to Rule Out a Death Tax and the Millonaries Are Leaving TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-30 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Alex Phillips on Talk to discuss the news that Burnham is refusing to rule out a death tax and that millionaires are leaving the UK.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
The NHS Managerial Class is NOT WORKING TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-30 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Anne Strickland and Jonathan Eida discuss with Duncan Barkes on the latest episode of A Nation of Taxpayers our latest NHS Rich List and how many senior managers are ripping off taxpayers. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Exposing Britains NHS Manager Fat Cats | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-30 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ The NHS keeps demanding more money, but patients are still stuck on waiting lists while senior managers take home bumper pay packets.Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA’s Jonathan Eida and Anne Strickland to discuss the latest NHS Rich List, which reveals 574 NHS bosses now earn more than the prime minister and the number receiving at least £300,000 in total remuneration has more than doubled in a year.They examine soaring executive pay, poor performance at some of the worst-performing trusts, and why ministers must follow through on promises to link pay to results. From A&E delays to referral-to-treatment waiting times, they ask whether taxpayers and patients are getting value for money from the NHS management class.Read our new paper in full: taxpayersalliance.com/nhs-rich-list-2026Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Will Andy Burnham Fix Social Care? TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-29 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Miriam Cates and Cameron Walker on GB News to dicuss whether Andy Burnham's plans would fix social care.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: The Cost of Andy Burnhams Spending Spree TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-28 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Research director Darwin Friend joined Martin Daubeny on GB News to break down what Burnham's policy spending spree means for taxpayers.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Is it Time to Axe the TV Tax? TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-27 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News to discuss whether it is time to end the BBC licence fee.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: 1 Million More Brits Dragged into Higher Income Tax Rates TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-24 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Grassroots development manager Benjamin Elks joined Martin Daubney on GB News to discuss our latest research that shows how 1 million more Brits are going to be dragged into higher income tax brackets.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Burnham is a Tax and Spend Politician TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-23 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ William Yarwood and Darwin Friend discuss with Duncan Barkes on the latest episode of A Nation of Taxpayers whether Andy Burnham’s plans risk pushing Britain’s public finances even further towards the brink. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Will Burnham Bankrupt Britain? | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-23 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Britain is already weighed down by record taxes, soaring debt interest and a bloated state that politicians seem unwilling to reform. Now Andy Burnham has entered Downing Street with a long spending wishlist, a record of raising local charges and a promise of a new economic model. But who will pay for it?Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA’s Darwin Friend and William Yarwood to discuss whether Burnham’s plans risk pushing Britain’s public finances even further towards the brink. They examine his record in Greater Manchester, the growing pressure for wealth taxes and higher borrowing, and what the new prime minister must do to avoid bankrupting Britain.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Why are Taxpayers Funding an NHS Walking Voucher Scheme? TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-21 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Kevin O'Sullivan on Talk to discuss why a new NHS scheme to incentivise walking will just end up costing taxpayers more.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Is It Time to Scrap the Equality Act? | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-16 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅The Equality Act was sold as a tidy-up of existing anti-discrimination law. But has it instead transformed Britain’s understanding of equality, freedom and discrimination?Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TaxPayers’ Alliance’s campaigns director William Yarwood and the Prosperity Institute's Editorial and Research Director Rhys Laverty to discuss the Prosperity Institute's new report calling for the repeal or fundamental reform of the Equality Act 2010.They examine how the act moved Britain away from equal treatment before the law and towards a system of protected characteristics, positive duties, public sector equality rules and state-sanctioned discrimination. They also discuss how the legislation has affected workplaces, public bodies, private businesses and free speech.You can read their new report, 'Some More Equal Than Others: The Case Against the Equality Act' here: prosperity.com/media-publications/some-more-equal-than-othersFind us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Huw Edwards Must Pay Back Licence Fee Payers Cash TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-15 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Grassroots development manager Benjamin Elks joined Kevin O'Sullivan on Talk to discuss why former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards must pay back his £200k salary. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Taxpayers Have Been Written Out of Labours Welfare Reforms TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-13 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ With the cost of PIP expected to rise sharply in the years ahead, the Timms review was supposed to ask whether the disability benefit is fair, affordable and fit for the future. Instead, it largely ignores taxpayers and points towards expanding eligibility, loosening checks and increasing entitlement.The TPAs Jonathan Eida and Shimeon Lee examine why the review barely engages with the rising cost of PIP, why basic verification is increasingly portrayed as unreasonable, and why a disability benefits system that cannot say no is no system at all.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
BREAKING: Burnham Thinks There is Room for More Tax Hikes TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-13 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Martin Daubney on GB News to discuss how Andy Burnham thinks there is room for more tax hikes.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: Town Hall Debt Hits Over £150bn TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-09 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Campaigns director William Yarwood joined Martin Daubney on GB News to discuss our latest research into the growth in local authority debt.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
The Truth About Being a Local Councillor | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-09 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Britain’s councils are responsible for everything from social care and bin collections to potholes, planning and council tax. But with local authority debt now at a record high and many town halls warning of a financial crisis, how much power do councillors really have to change things?Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by Councillor Elliot Keck, formerly of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, and Jonathan Eida of the TPA to discuss the reality of life inside local government, what it is really like being a councillor, and whether councils are victims of Westminster or authors of their own misfortune.They also discuss the TaxPayers’ Alliance’s latest local authority debt research, why borrowing has spiralled to almost £155 billion, whether councillors have enough control over spending, and what needs to change to protect local taxpayers from higher bills and worse services.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: The Taxman Makes More Than a Baker From a Croissant TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-08 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Policy analyst Shimeon Lee joined Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News to discuss how a London-based bakery owner says the growing tax and wage burden is making it harder for small businesses like hers to stay afloat.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Burnham thinks the state will save us all TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-02 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅"Underlying Burnham's speech was that the state is going to save us all"Lance Forman takes aim at Burnham's first speech in the latest episode of A Nation of Taxpayers and discusses whether he is going to hurt businesses even more than Starmer already has. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
Will Burnham Break British Business? | A Nation of Taxpayers TaxPayers Alliance 2026-07-02 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ British businesses have spent years battling rising taxes, soaring energy costs, labour shortages and an ever-growing burden of regulation. With economic growth weak and political uncertainty mounting, the question is whether the next government will finally understand what entrepreneurs need or continue treating business as little more than a source of revenue.Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by businessman and former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman, who runs the renowned H. Forman & Son salmon smokery in London, to discuss the pressures facing British firms, whether Andy Burnham understands the damage being done to enterprise, and what must change to make the UK a better place to invest, employ and grow.They also reflect on Brexit, the direction of British politics and whether any party is still prepared to make a serious case for lower taxes, lighter regulation and a more competitive economy.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
REVEALED: Benefit Fraud Convictions DOWN by OVER 90% TaxPayers Alliance 2026-06-30 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅ Policy analyst Shimeon Lee joined Martin Daubeny on GB News to discuss the news that convictions for benefit fraud have dropped by 94%.Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
The number of middle-class families claiming disability benefits has doubled TaxPayers Alliance 2026-06-29 | Join the fight for lower taxes at www.taxpayersalliance.com/join ✅Great to see Joy Morrissey MP highlighting TPA figures showing nearly 200,000 households earning over £100,000 receive PIP.The government should introduce means-testing to protect taxpayers and ensure support remains sustainable for those who need it most. Find us on social media:Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/the_tpaFacebook ➡️ facebook.com/taxpayersallianceInstagram ➡️ instagram.com/tpa_uk LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/the-tpa-uk
