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REVEALED: NHS Chiefs Picking Up SIX FIGURE Pay Packets

REVEALED: NHS Chiefs Picking Up SIX FIGURE Pay Packets

Investigations campaign manager Joanna Marchong joined David Bull on Talk to discuss the findings from our first NHS Rich List.

REVEALED: A Quarter of Nurses’ Sick Days Due to Mental Health

REVEALED: A Quarter of Nurses’ Sick Days Due to Mental Health

Did you know that NHS nurses have taken almost 32.5 million days off sick over the past four years, nearly a quarter of them caused by mental health issues? Our investigations campaign manager, Joanna Marchong, breaks down what she's found.

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Lineker’s apology for sharing an antisemitic post

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Lineker’s apology for sharing an antisemitic post

For immediate release Responding to Gary Lineker’s apology for sharing an antisemitic post, Elliot Keck, head of campaigns at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Lineker’s loathsome social media posts have brought the Beeb crashing to a new reputational low. “It isn’t just about one offensive post, but

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to National Audit Office report into UK Research and Innovation

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to National Audit Office report into UK Research and Innovation

Embargoed: 00:01, Wednesday 14th May 2025 Responding to the National Audit Office report into UK Research and Innovation, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “This damning report from the NAO makes official what the British public already knew - ministers have lost control of

Briefing: quango spending over time

Briefing: quango spending over time

In April 2025, the government announced that it was going to scrap the Valuation Office Agency, folding its functions into HM Revenue & Customs.[1] This followed announcements the previous month that NHS England, the ‘world’s largest quango’, and the Payment Systems Regulator would also be brought into the

Covid inquiry set to cost £227 million, says TaxPayers’ Alliance

Covid inquiry set to cost £227 million, says TaxPayers’ Alliance

Embargoed: 17:00, Saturday 10th May 2025 * Covid inquiry now set to cost £227 million, or £158,269 per day, in latest estimate produced by TaxPayers’ Alliance. * Covid inquiry to be the most expensive statutory inquiry on record, both in terms of total spend and daily spend. * This is the