Research Briefing: what the Chagos deal could pay for In February 2025 the prime minister of Mauritius stated that the UK government offered a revised deal regarding the Chagos islands. This included Mauritius gaining complete sovereignty over the island of Diego Garcia, the location of a US military base, and a doubling of the initial £9 billion payment to
Campaigns EXPOSED: Council Tax SOARS While Bin Collections SHRINK Shimeon Lee, Policy Analyst joined Tom Harwood and Emily Carver on GBN to discuss our investigation into how 42 councils are considering reducing their bin collections.
Press Releases Briefing: Chagos deal equal to 12 years of winter fuel payment savings Embargoed: 22:30 Friday, 7th February 2025 * The £18 billion upper estimate for the Chagos deal matches the government's projected savings over 12 years from means testing winter fuel payments. * The lower £9 billion estimate for the Chagos deal exceeds the combined costs of various public sector projects,
Campaigns YOUR Bin Collections Could Be SLASHED Under New Plans Policy Analyst, Shimeon Lee joined Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio to discuss our investigation into how 1 in 10 councils are considering reducing their bin collections.
Press Releases TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to the Bank of England slashing the UK’s growth forecast in half For immediate release Responding to the Bank of England cutting the UK’s growth forecast in half, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “This latest downgrade to UK growth forecasts will come as no surprise to taxpayers and businesses in the real world, who are
Podcasts Esther McVey MP - The Voice of Common Sense Conservative MP Esther McVey joins podcast host Duncan Barkes and Elliot Keck of the TPA. Should there be an electoral pact between the Conservatives and Reform UK ahead of the next general election? What would it take for Esther to defect to Reform UK? Why did the Conservatives take such
