The great green energy tax swindle
It seems that MPs don’t mind pricing poorer people out of heating their homes so rich people in London can feel good about saving the planet
- 5 July 2013
Why MPs should not receive a pay rise
Do you want to give people like Gordon Brown a 10 grand pay rise for turning up to two parliamentary debates a year?
- 2 July 2013
FOREST sets the summer alight
FOREST recently held its annual knees up. "Smoke on the Water". David Atherton was there to enjoy...
- 24 June 2013
Income tax: what are you really paying?
This new video from the TaxPayers' Alliance shows in a simple way, why we need a more simplified tax system. With further information below...
- 17 May 2013
Scrap the Beer Duty Escalator
There are many radical reforms which should be announced to fix Britain’s broken tax system next month. Scrapping the despised and damaging beer duty escalator should be right up there
- 28 February 2013
Nottingham Council's "Labour fortress" uses over 10 years of staff time on union activity... in ONE year
Nottingham City Council has been shown to be 'rife' with taxpayer-funded union activity, with the council spending over half a million pounds on union activity
- 20 February 2013
Some police forces are spending taxpayers' money a lot better than others
The latest figures on how many police are visible and available to the public at any one time make for a sobering read
- 31 December 2012
Further evidence of climate change department hypocrisy
The TaxPayers' Alliance's latest report show damning figures of the Department for Energy and Climate Change lavish travel lifestyle
- 8 November 2012
Councils spent more than half a million on gadgets and smartphones for staff
North East and North Yorkshire Councils spent over a whopping £600,000 on computer tablets and smartphones and it is suggested that this figure could be higher
- 6 November 2012
The farce of union pilgrims
The Government’s own estimates indicate that if the amount of public sector facility time was reduced to levels in line with the private sector, 2,172 staff could return to work and actually do the jobs taxpayers are paying them to do. This is hardly an unreasonable request
- 31 October 2012
Taxpayer subsidies to trade unions are higher than ever before
The proportion of 'pilgrims' (public sector staff working for trade unions) may be rising says the TPA
- 30 October 2012
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