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Town Hall Rich List findings hit home in Canvey Island

Town Hall Rich List findings hit home in Canvey Island

The TPA team was out and about in Essex last week, talking to local residents on the streets of Canvey Island. According to our research for Town Hall Rich List 2025, not one but two senior executives at Castle Point Borough Council were among the top ten highest remunerated council

Local election results, Reform UK & is Kemi safe?

Local election results, Reform UK & is Kemi safe?

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Will Yarwood and Henry Hill, Deputy Editor of Conservative Home. They chew over the recent local election results and Reform UK's by-election victory in Runcorn and Helsby. As well as discussing the challenges now facing Reform, they

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to appointment of government commissioners in Spelthorne council

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to appointment of government commissioners in Spelthorne council

For immediate release Responding to the appointment of government commissioners to oversee Spelthorne council, Benjamin Elks, grassroots development manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The appointment of government commissioners to oversee Spelthorne council is a damning indictment of failings by successive administrations. “Years of town hall know-nothings gambling with

Potholes: The rulers of the road

Potholes: The rulers of the road

Potholes have quietly become the tyrants of Britain’s roads – multiplying faster than they’re mended, swallowing tyres, and turning mild-mannered motorists into furious fender-benders. Once a symbol of minor inconvenience, potholes have become a totem of local authority mismanagement and a daily hazard for millions of motorists. What was

Castle Point Borough Council, the one party regime, the £2 million shame

Castle Point Borough Council, the one party regime, the £2 million shame

“We believe this is a witch-hunt against officers, we oppose it, and if this goes ahead, we all know what will happen”. Those words were uttered by the ‘leader of the opposition’ in a public council meeting that up until recently was still available to watch on Youtube. Seven months

Exposed: The Overpaid Council Fat Cats in Woke Westminster

Exposed: The Overpaid Council Fat Cats in Woke Westminster

Did you know that while Westminster City Council enforces a new regime of woke nonsense, they're also one of the worst offending councils for having overpaid council bosses? Our grassroots development officer, Benjamin Elks explains.