Press Releases TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to council tax increasing across England by 5 per cent For immediate release Responding to government data showing that council tax is rising by an average of 5 per cent in England Elliot Keck, head of campaigns of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Fresh government data on council tax rises shows that once again local authorities across the country have
Campaigns Are Labour Serious About Abolishing Quangos? Chief executive John O'Connell appeared on BBC Radio 4's The World this Weekend to discuss what is wrong with quangos and whether there could be a new bonfire of them under Labour.
Campaigns Will Labour Cut the Quangocracy in the NHS? Investigations campaign manager, Joanna Marchong joined Dawn Neesom on GB News to discuss whether Labour's abolition of NHS England signals a move towards cutting other quangos in the health service.
Press Releases TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Liz Kendall’s benefit reforms For immediate release Responding to Liz Kendall’s speech on welfare reform, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “It is difficult to take the government’s claim that it wants to get people back to work seriously given its relentless assault on British businesses and
Press Releases TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Kemi Badenoch’s speech on energy security and net zero For immediate release The main green taxes in the UK cost taxpayers £17.8 billion in 2023-24, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has revealed. This comes in response to the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch's speech warning about Britain's “impossible” plans to achieve net zero by 2050.
Research NHS high value machines The NHS has seen its budget grow considerably in recent years. Spending plans for NHS England estimate an outturn of £162.5 billion in 2024-25.[1] Despite this level of funding, concerns continue about the performance of the NHS compared to its peers on key healthcare outcomes, including life expectancy
