News Government Spaffs Over £4 Million on Climate Crusade Ads A TaxPayers' Alliance investigation has uncovered that the Department for Energy and Net Zero has spent £4,356,837 on adverts educating the public about heat pumps and energy saving measures. Read the full story here.
Podcasts Hyper mass immigration is destroying our country Podcast host Duncan Barkes and William Yarwood from the TPA are joined by political commentator Patrick O'Flynn. Patrick is also a former UKIP and SDP MEP. They talk about his time in UKIP and the SDP, how the Conservative Party needs to stop being a 'broad church&
Research A study of council general reserves Local authorities accumulate reserves for several reasons, from cushioning against shocks to building up funds for planned future expenditure. In recent years, an increasing number of councils have faced financial difficulties. Since 2018, 13 section 114 notices have been issued,[1] with half of English councils saying that they are
Press Releases Almost half of councils added to reserves while increasing taxes on residents last year Embargoed: 22:30 Monday, 3rd March 2025 * Almost half, or 47.2 per cent, of councils that published their accounts for 2023-24 increased their financial reserves despite raising council tax. * 59.5 per cent of local authorities in the East Midlands reported an increase in usable reserves from March 2023
Campaigns Civil Servants Face the Sack if they Fail to Cut Government Waste Media campaign manager William Yarwood joined Alex Philips on Talk to discuss the news that the government may fire civil servants if they fail to find departmental savings.
News Civil servants take 2,500 years’ worth of mental health sick leave in a year A TaxPayers' Alliance investigation has revealed that civil servants took nearly 5 million sick days over the last two years. Of these sick days 1,678,667 days were lost due to mental health excuses. Speaking to the Telegraph, which published these findings, our investigations campaign manager, Joanna Marchong
