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Police officers were wearing nail polish to highlight the issue of nail salon workers often being victims of modern slavery.
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TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses why HS2 is an awful use of taxpayers' cash and should be scrapped. LBC 31/7/17.
James Price, Campaign Manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance, spoke on The Jeremy Vine Show about the £6 million cost to the fire brigade of rescuing animals, including birds on roofs and dogs in kitchen cupboards. 24/7/17.
TPA's Grassroots campaign manager James Price speaks to BBC Leicester about why they were in Leicester and what the TPA believes. 14/7/17.
TPA Grassroots Campaign Manager James Price argues that it is fair to charge those from abroad who use our health service. LBC 11/7/17.
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses the public sector pay cap with Lembit Öpik on BBC Kent. 30/6.17
TPA Chief Executive John O'Connell discusses the newly released Arts Council allocation. 28/6/17.
Following the government's decision to review the public sector pay cap, TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses why it was necessary and what should happen next. 29/6/17.
Campaign Manager James Price discuss Jeremy Corbyn forgetting his figures during his Woman's Hour interview. BBC Three Counties 31/5/17.
Dia Chakravarty discusses whether it is fair to means test winter fuel payments with Age Scotland. Radio Clyde 21/5/17.
TPA Campaign Manager James Price discusses whether winter fuel payments should be scrapped with JVS on 18/05/17
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses proposals in the Labour Manifesto on BBC Three Counties. 16/5/17.
Research Director Alex Wild discusses Labour's financial transaction tax with Paul Ross on TalkRadio. 14/5/17.
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses whether the NHS should take priority over other public services following the Labour Party's promise to raise pay for NHS staff. BBC Radio Leeds 26/4/17.
After Theresa May signalled the 0.7% foreign aid target will form part of her manifesto at #GE2017, our Campaign Manager James Price discusses with BBC 3 Counties.
BBC 3 Counties, 21/04/17
With #GE17, will the 0.7% foreign aid spending target be under threat? Our Policy Analyst James Price discusses with Julia Hartley-Brewer.
TalkRadiom 20/04/17
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses the TPA's 10th Town Hall Rich List and its implications for London. 11/4/17.
TPA Research Director, Alex Wild, discusses what the 10th THRL means for the residents in Hereford and Worcester. 11/4/17.
Dia Chakravarty discusses the TPA's 10th Town Hall Rich List and what it means for Gloucestershire. 11/4/17.
Following the publication of our 10th Town Hall Rich List, Dia Chakravarty from the TaxPayers' Alliance discusses its findings with Adrian Chiles on BBC Radio 5 Live. 11/4/17.
Following the publication of our 10th Town Hall Rich List, Dia Chakravarty from the TaxPayers' Alliance discusses its findings with Paul Ross on TalkRadio. 11/4/17.
Alex Wild discusses the foreign aid target with Julia Hartley-Brewer on TalkRadio. (6/4/17.)
Thanet Council is introducing ‘Dog DNA testing’ to catch out those who fail to scoop their poop - Dia Chakravarty discusses whether this is a sensible use of taxpayers' money. BBC Kent 4/4/17.
TPA Political Director Dia Chakravarty discusses the issue of health tourism with Nick Ferrari. LBC 31/3/17.
Our Research Director Alex Wild talking about changes to funding formulas and the future of funding for education.
BBC Lancashire: 20/03/17
Dia Chakravarty discusses whether it is petty or not for IPSA to ban MPs from hiring their staff.
BBC Newcastle 16/3/17.
Alex Wild, TPA Research Director, discusses Philip Hammond's embarrassing u-turn on Class 4 NICs.
Cambridgeshire regional fire control centre still empty after eight years - Tom Banks, Grassroots Campaigns Manager, discusses on BBC Radio Cambridge. 15/3/17.
Alex Wild, TaxPayers' Alliance Research Director, gives his thoughts on Philip Hammond's first budget. BBC Three Counties 9/3/17.
TPA Policy Analyst discusses the Chancellor's decision to raise NIC for the self employed.
John O'Connell, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, gives his immediate reaction to the budget on LBC
Dia Chakravarty discusses Cornwall Council's discussion to hire a new PR manager on almost £70,000. Cornwall Council could not find anyone to come on the show. BBC Cornwall, 23/2/17.
Alex Wild, TPA Research Director, discusses the pitfalls of HS2 on BBC Manchester. 20/2/17.
Listen to our Grassroots Campaign Manager Tom Banks discussing our new paper on LBC. 20/2/17.
Northumberland County Council intends to lend £8.5m to the Duchess of Northumberland's Alnwick Garden for a new play area. Dia Chakravarty goes on BBC Newcastle to discuss. 15/2/17.
James Price, TPA Policy Analyst, discusses Kent's proposed 4% council tax increase 9/2/17.
Tom Banks discusses the 5% (previously 15% via a referendum that was cancelled) increase in council tax with Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.
BBC Radio Surrey 09/02/2017
TPA Policy Analyst James Price discusses the decision of several councils to raise council tax to fund social care. TalkRadio 6/2/17.
Dia Chakravarty discusses Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's decision to charge for non-emergency calls. BBC Three Counties 01/02/17.
Research Director Alex Wild discusses the recent PAC report regarding the 'super rich'.
Dia Chakravarty discusses what should happen with the Parliament refurbishment with Julia Hartley-Brewer. TalkRadio 23/1/17.
Tom Banks discusses the referendum being held by Surrey County Council on increasing Council Tax by 15%. BBC Radio 4 'The World Tonight', 19/1/17
Dia Chakravarty discusses the trial in Wales where households will see monthly bin collections. LBC 19/1/17.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust will spend up to £20,000 on relocation costs for a new chief executive and Tom Banks, TPA Grassroots Campaign Manager, discusses the merits of this. BBC Hereford and Worcester 17/1/17.
TPA Policy Analyst James Price argues that police should be doing more with the resources they already have rather than clobber local residents with even higher bills. BBC Radio Kent
TPA Chief Executive John O'Connell discusses why benefit sanctions, while not be working, are still important. 1/12/16
TPA Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance argues that some of the new guidelines from NICE are damaging to the economy. BBC Radio 2 (01/12/16).
Dia Chakravarty, Political Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, argues that councils need to cut out their own waste before ever raising taxes on hard-pressed families. 14/11/16
Alex Wild, Taxpayers' Alliance Research Director, argues that it's not fair for those on welfare to have a higher standard of living than those working on the minimum wage. BBC London 7/11/16.
TPA Campaign manager Tom Banks argues that local authorities should be embracing the opportunity to share staff and resources - as North Lincolnshire Council have been doing with their Director of Public Health. 04/11/16 BBC Radio Humberside.
James Price discusses food banks and our complicated benefits system on LBC.
LBC - 27 October 2016
TPA Research Director Alex Wild argues that the NHS is seen as too much of a soft touch and, because it is an overly complicated system, it's not surprising that too many people are slipping through the net. 28/10/16 BBC Oxford.
TPA Campaign Manager Tom Banks argues for a different approach towards arts and heritage funding.
BBC Cambridgeshire, Friday 21 October 2016
TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues that Kent County Council must make sure that all wasteful spending is cut out of budgets before its bosses can ever think about raising taxes.
TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues that the case for HS2 does not stack up. LBC 12/10/16.
TPA policy analyst Harry Fairhead argues that instead of paying more tax we should look at new ways to fund the NHS.
TPA Research Director Alex Wild argues that the current model of NHS funding is out of date and it's time to move onto a new model. BBC Tees 19/9/16.
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses the new government's decision to press ahead with Hinkley Point C. TalkRadio 17/9/16.
TPA Political Director Dia Chakravarty argues that the Foreign Aid budget is out of control and becomes more about inputs than outputs. BBC Radio 4 14/9/16.
Dia Chakravarty, TPA Political Director, reacts to the news that Stoke has struggled to retrieve large amounts of council tax. BBC Stoke 14/9/16.
Alex Wild, TPA Research Director, argues that the reality is that the country is still in massive debt and we are living longer so pensions ages need to change. BBC Cambridge 1/9/16.
Harry Fairhead, TPA Policy Analyst, discusses news TPA research on families lifetime tax bills. TalkRadio 29/8/16.
TPA policy analyst Harry Fairhead discusses Owen Smith's tutition fee pledge with Maajid Nawaz on LBC. 28/8/16.
TPA Political Director Dia Chakravarty discusses Stoke-on-Trent City Council's decision to hire 'waste minimizers' to search through residents rubbish to make sure they are recycling properly. LBC 25/8/16.
Dia Chakravarty, Political Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses the BBC FOI into the items stolen from Police stations in the Midlands. BBC WM 19/8/16.
Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive at the TaxPayers' Alliance, argues that we need radical simplication of the tax code if people are going to have confidence that people are paying what they should be. TalkRadio (17/8/16).
Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, argues that councils should be supporting their local shops and town centres and hiking parking charges will damage them. 16/08/16 BBC Kent.
TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby argues that MPs need to be more open about their 'fact finding missions' so the public can decide if they could have done any cheaper or if they're just on a jolly. TalkRadio 10/8/16.
TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby discusses the investigation by the Daily Mail into the expenses and perks of Police Chief Constables up and down the country. BBC Essex 9/8/16.
TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby argues that police perks, give sometimes without any receipts, is reminiscent of the MPs expenses scandal. LBC (08/08/16).
Harry Fairhead, TPA Policy Analyst, argues that police forces up and down the country need to make sure that they find all necessary savings and cut out all waste before they think about raising tax. BBC Wales 02/8/16.
Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance Jonathan Isaby, who himself lost 8 stones last year, argues that we need to encourage personal responsibility if we want people to become healthier. BBC Three Counties 04/8/16.
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses the first ever Nanny State Rich List produced by the TPA. BBC Surrey/Sussex 04/08/16.
The pernicious influence of the public health lobby has spread ever wider in recent years, pushing for more regulations and higher taxes that hit us all.
And not only do the demands of these unaccountable quangos raise household bills but it's clear that taxpayers are also paying enormous remuneration packages for hundreds of middling busy-bodies, many of whom have very obscure job titles
Instead of constantly capitulating to the high priests of the nanny state by introducing more rules and higher taxes, politicians should instead be encouraging education and physical activity in schools, as well as more personal responsibility.
Alex Wild, Research Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, argues that the public have a right to know how much BBC staff get paid and it should be published as a matter of course. LBC 02/8/16.
Policy Analyst at the TPA argues that the plastic bag tax should not be rolled out across all shops as it is an administrative burden on smaller businesses. BBC Three Counties (01/08/16)
TPA Research Director Alex Wild questions why the government is moving to change maintenance grants but can find money to fund policies such as the triple lock. LBC 01/8/16.
TPA Research Director Alex Wild takes apart the case for HS2 and urges the government to scrap the plans. BBC Radio 5Live 30/7/16.
Following the release of new TPA research, TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues that it is surely time to scrap HS2. BBC Three Counties 29/7/16.
Harry Fairhead, TPA Policy Analyst, argues that by the time HS2 is completed, it will already be out of date. Hallam FM (29/7/16).
A new report from the TPA has called on the government to scrap the wasteful HS2 project. The business case for HS2 has fallen apart and the scheme is already projected to be massively over its original budget. It is unlikely to be completed on schedule and there's a significant chance that future technological developments, such as autonomous vehicles, will make it an obsolete technology years before the first train sets off for Birmingham. Harry Fairhead, Policy Analyst at the TPA, argues the TPA case on LBC. (29/7/16).
HS2 is a wasteful vanity project that is unlikely to be completed on schedule and will cost the country a fortune. The new Prime Minister should be perusing bold imaginative policies to boost growth and that positive approach must include scrapping HS2. Ministers should instead be embarking on more worthwhile infrastructure projects that will cost less and deliver far better value for money.
"For decades politicians have failed to tackle the root causes of the housing crisis: a chronic lack of supply. What's more, Stamp Duty is still punitively high and gimmicky tweaks to the tax system will ultimately end up penalising tenants and increasing rents. The new Chancellor should now seize the opportunity to drastically simplify and reduce property taxes as well as liberalise planning restrictions, which prevent huge swathes of land from being built on for no good reason at all."
If you're not checking your mail you'll be missing more than letters from your GP argues TPA Research Director Alex Wild. BBC Essex (20/07/16)
TPA Research Director Alex Wild argues that removing 'ghost' patients is a good step as GPs are receiving money that they shouldn't be getting. BBC Tees (20/7/16).
The BMA negotiated a deal with the government but the junior doctors rejected it. Alex Wild, Research Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, argues that the system will always be under pressure while it's free at the point of access. BBC Essex 05/07/16.
Council parking machines have stopped giving out change - TPA Political Director, Dia Chakravarty argues that this cannot be right and will dissuade those from using town centres. BBC York 05/07/16.
Harry Davis discusses the alternatives to Worcestershire council giving out gym memberships. BBC Radio Oxford (16/06/2016).
TPA Wales coordinator Lee Canning argues that it would be a waste of money to translate every Parliamentary debate from Welsh into English. BBC Radio Wales (09/6/16).
The TaxPayers' Alliance reveals today that despite the government's repeated pledge of a "bonfire of quangos", over 3,000 positions were filled on the boards of quangos in 2014-15. BBC Guernsey (06/06/16).
Councillors are the ones setting the rates - and people they represent should know who they are. BBC Three Counties (03/06/16).
Jonathan Isaby talks about our new research on the Sugar Tax and the drinks that it won't cover. LBC Radio (30/05/2016).
Policy analyst Harry Fairhead speaks to BBC Radio Ulster on how the Sugar Tax is about hitting the poorest hardest; not improving the nation's health (30/05/2016).
Other countries have found a sugar or fat tax has made very little difference to obesity rates, let's learn from other experiences says Jonathan Isaby. BBC Scotland (30/05/2016).
The ill-considered sugar tax will allow expensive, sugar-laden drinks to slip through the cracks rather than improving the nation's health. BBC Scotland (30/05/2016).
We need to get people moving rather than clobbering them with the blunt and ill-thought out sugar tax. BBC Wales (30/05/2016).
Minute changes in lifestyle and a large hit to the pocket will only benefit the Treasury. 5 Live (30/05/2016).
Following the release of TPA research into the sugar tax, Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues why it is a regressive step and will hit the poorest hardest. BBC Ulster (01/06/16).
Following the release of our Sugar Tax paper, TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby argues why we need to drop the regressive sugar tax and encourage personal responsibility instead. TalkRadio (31/5/16).
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses the leaked Whatsapp messages suggesting pay was at the heart of the junior doctors' strike. LBC (26/5/16).
TPA Political Director Dia Chakravarty discusses the report out today that says Gastric Bands should be offered as routinely as knee operations. BBC Tees (25/5/16).
TPA Research Director Alex Wild argues that the use of 'Cardboard Policemen' to deter local residents from throwing items into prisons is a waste money. BBC Essex (18/5/16).
As we release our paper on defence procurement, Alex Wild argues that it is absolutely crucial that lessons are learnt from previous mistakes to make sure taxpayers aren't paying the price for bungled defence contracts. Heart Scotland (17/5/16),
TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues that the Government has missed a great opportunity to bring the licence fee into the 21st Century. BBC London (12/5/16).
TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues that the government has missed a big opportunity to create a fairer system of funding the BBC. BBC York (12/05/16)
TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues that the Government has missed a golden opportunity to reform the BBC for the better. BBC Devon (12/5/16).
TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead discusses the new White Paper on the BBC and why it could have been better. BBC Kent (12/5/16).
Alex Wild discusses with Julia Hartley-Brewer whether non-EU patients should be charged to use the NHS. Talk Radio (09/5/16).
TPA Research Director Alex Wild discusses council parking fines on BBC Stoke. (11/5/16).
TPA Research Director Alex Wild argues that it is right that some of the money should be recouped from foreign patients who use the NHS. BBC Oxford (10/05/16).
As Parliament discusses closing Sheffield's regional office, TPA Research Director Alex Wild argues that it would be more sensible just to scrap the bloated and redundant BIS altogether and reassign its duties to other departments. BBC Sheffield (09/05/16).
TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby gives his reaction to the jailing of former MEP Peter Skinner to BBC Radio Kent (29/4/16).
TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby discusses with Stephen Nolan and the IEA's Mark Littlewood whether the government should use taxpayers' money to help out BHS. BBC 5 Live (01/05/16).
Alex Wild speaks to BBC Radio Suffolk on the junior doctor strikes and how we've got to this point. BBC Suffolk (27/4/16).
TPA Research Director Alex Wild argues that blanket banning of procedures on the basis of someones lifestyle choice is a dangerous path to go down. BBC Tees (22/4/16).
TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby argues that where money can be saved, it should be saved - it's time for Parliament to stop using vellum. BBC Three Counties (21/4/16).
TPA Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby debates James Gray MP and argues it is time for Parliament to modernise and move on from the use of vellum. Jeremy Vine Show BBC Radio 2 (18/11/15).
TPA Policy Analyst Harry Fairhead argues that while some foreign aid is good, it is time to remove the foreign aid ringfence open it up to more scrutiny. BBC Suffolk (20/4/16),
Alex Wild rubbishes the taxpayer funded campaign to make ramblers be more polite to each other. BBC Sussex (17/4/16).
Alex Wild from the TPA discusses the issues surrounding Olympic Stadium and the lack of transparency from the LLDC. LBC (16/4/16).
Alex Wild discusses the rules surrounding the fallout from the Panama Papers with Eddie Nestor (11/04/15)
Alex Wild and Richard Murphy discuss the precedent set by David Cameron publishing his tax return (11/04/16)
Alex Wild, TPA Research Director, discusses the pitfalls of Inheritance Tax on You and Yours. BBC Radio 4 (11/4/16).
Dia Chakravarty debates Ashford MP, Damian Green, over the government's ludicrous decision to spend over £9m on pro-EU propaganda. (07/04/2016)
Dia Chakravarty discusses the governments decision to spend £9.3 million on pro-EU leaflets. BBC Humberside (07/04/16).
TPA Political Director Dia Chakravarty slams the Government's decision to spend £9.3 million of taxpayers money on Remain leaflet. BBC Cambridgeshire (07/04/16).
Dia Chakravarty, Political Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, calls the decision by the Government to spend £9.3m on pro-EU leaflets a disgrace. BBC Somerset (07/04/16).
TPA Research Director, Alex Wild, argues that the decision to spend taxpayers' money, £6m on leaflet and £3m on a website, skews the referendum debate. (07/04/2016)
TPA Research Director, Alex Wild, discusses the recent release of the Panama Papers and the consequences for Britain. BBC Merseyside (06/04/16).
Alex Wild, Research Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, discussing the cut in Capital Gains Tax in the Chancellor's recent budget and the repercussions of this. Share Radio (6/4/16).
Harry Fairhead discusses why cutting Corporation Tax is a good thing but why there is an argument for scrapping it altogether. Share Radio (01/04/2016).
John O'Connell discusses the issues surrounding the steel industry on BBC 5 Live (16/10/15).
John O'Connell argues that any industrial action taken by teachers will only affect students. LBC (28/3/16).
Dia Chakravarty argues that it is unfair for the taxpayer to fund personal trainers for those who have unhealthy lifestyles. BBC Three Counties (22/3/16).
Dia Chakravarty discusses the many reasons the sugar tax is a terribly thought out tax (BBC Radio Kent 18/03/16)
Dia Chakravarty explains why the sugar tax is a nanny state tax that's going to increase the cost of living (LBC 17/03/16)
Steve Baker MP references our Spending Plan on Radio 4's Week in Westminster when asked what the Chancellor should do in this weeks budget. Radio 4 (12/3/16).
The TPA Research Director discuss whether the principle of sanctioning benefit claimants is justified. BBC Humberside (09/3/16).
In light of the news that Facebook is set to pay more corporation tax, Alex Wild, Research Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, argues that it is time for radical reform of this outdated tax. Radio 5 Live (06/3/16).
As Lambeth council decides to keep its libraries open, Dia Chakravarty discusses with Eddie Nestor whether it is right for libraries to be cut by councils. BBC London (03/03/16).
Dia Chakravarty says taxpayers will rightly want bariatric surgery to be the last resort available rather than be seen as a quick fix. BBC Hereford and Worcester (02/03/16).
The Equality and Human Rights Commission say that advertising for a handyman or a barmaid should be banned. TPA Political Director Dia Chakravarty argues that this is unnecessary meddling from another body trying to justify its funding. BBC Essex (29/02/16).
Research Director Alex Wild debates accountant Richard Murphy on future of corporation tax. BBC Scotland (20/2/16).
The TPA Political Director, John O'Connell, discusses John Bercow's expenses and why some of them are not acceptable. BBC Three Counties (12/2/16).
Dia Chakravarty, Political Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses if the police should be spending time dealing with the protest by Malcolm Potts (http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/more-news/man-on-hunger-strike-outside-aylesbury-police-station-over-treatment-1-7200379). (05/02/2016)
BBC Political Correspondent, Chris Mason, explains how the government have set out guidelines to limit public sector pay offs after an investigation by the TPA exposed tens of thousands of public sector workers were earning over £100,000 a year. A full breakdown of our research can be found here - http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/the_public_sector_rich_list_2015_research
(Aired - 06/02/16)
Alex Wild, Research Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses why it is time to re-think council tax. BBC Tees (02/02/16).
As the BBC may ask over-75s to give up free TV licences, Political Director, Dia Chakravarty, discusses why this is a sensible idea. (25/01/2016)
Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses our foreign aid spend with Nick Ferrari. LBC (25/01/16).
Harry Fairhead from the TaxPayers' Alliance discusses compensation payouts by Wiltshire and Swindon councils. BBC Wiltshire (22/01/16).
John O'Connell, Chief Operation Officer at the TaxPayers' S Alliance, explains why FOI is a necessity and must be protected. Share Radio (20/01/16).
Alex Wild, Research Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, can't hide his disgust at the news Surrey County Council are set to raise their council tax again - despite 19 increases in the last 20 years. BBC Radio Surrey (21/1/16).
Harry Fairhead discuses the TPA's Compensation Claims report on BBC Cornwall. (21/1/16).
Harry Fairhead, Policy Analyst at the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses the huge compensation payments made by councils. BBC Humberside (21/01/16).
Dia Chakravarty argues against raising council tax to pay for flood defences when government should be planning ahead. BBC York (16/1/20).
Officials at NICE are being offered private cover according to The Times. Dia Chakravarty discusses the legitimacy of this on LBC. (16/01/16).
Harry Fairhead explains why it is not right for large sums of money to be spent on treats when cuts are being made. BBC Hereford and Worcester (13/01/16).
Dia Chakravarty explains why a sugar tax is unneeded and would hit the poorest hardest. LBC (11/01/16).
Alex Wild calls on the British Medical Association to call off the #JuniorDoctorsStrike. LBC (12/01/15).
Dia Chakravarty, Political Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses the legitimacy of running unpopular bus routes. BBC Tees (11/01/2016)
TaxPayers' Alliance Chief Executive, Jonathan Isaby, discusses Baroness D'Souza's outrageous expenses claims on LBC. (23/12/2015)
Harry Fairhead, Policy Analyst at the Taxpayers' Alliance, discusses the issues around the plastic bag tax on BBC Humberside (07/01/2016)
Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses the pitfalls of a sugar tax on BBC Cornwall (07/01/2016).
Political Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, Dia Chakravarty, discusses Sir Andrew Morris's pay rise as Chief Executive at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. BBC Surrey (11/01/2016)
Jonathan Isaby comments on TaxPayers' Alliance research on council tax bills over the past two decades.
Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, Jonathan Isaby, discusses our increasingly complicated tax code on LBC. (13/01/2015)
John O'Connell discusses potential council tax increases by Northampton County Council with Chris Berrow on BBC Northampton. (09/12/2015)
Alex Wild talks to Jonathan Vernon Smith on BBC Three Counties regarding the ongoing case of Lynette Tweedale and Bedford Borough Council. (14/12/2015)
The Home Secretary's speech to Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables is discussed by TPA Research Director, Alex Wild, and Dr Timothy Brain OBE on LBC
Jeremy Hunt's plans for Non-EU visitors and migrants to pay for NHS services is discussed by Alex Wild
Lynette Tweedale was fined by Bedford Borough Council for not having her dog on a lead. Today they rescinded their fine after a campaign by BBC Three Counties and Jonathan Vernon-Smith. Here Alex Wild's reaction with Jonathan and Lynette here. (03/12/2015)
Alex Wild, discusses the junior doctor contract negotiations and the potential impact of further changes with Dr Bob Gill. LBC (01/12/2015)
John O'Connell, from the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses why he finds the sugar tax proposals patronising and unnecessary with Kawther Hashem from Action on Sugar. BBC Radio Ulster (30/11/2015)
Jonathan Isaby reminds listeners that George Osborne was elected on a mandate of deficit reduction, and he needs to focus on the deficit during the Spending Review. LBC (22/11/2015)
How much money can you waste on a bus lane that never appears? A lot if you live in Truro. Harry Fairhead asks that council's learn lessons rather than dismiss the problem
Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses new strike ballot turnout laws on Radio 2 with Vanessa Feltz and the TUC.
Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, discusses changes to strike law on BBC Radio 5Live
After the Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Millennials, with a huge national debt to deal with are the next generation screwed? Andy Silvester, our Campaign Director, talks to LBC's Andrew Pierce.
Does the BBC Licence Fee have a future? Dia Chakravarty, the TPA's Political Director, suggests technology will mean it simply can't last.
Andy Silvester, the TPA's Campaign Director, discussed with Vanessa Feltz on BBC London how our ludicrously complicated tax system has created a complex, loophole-laden code that allows those who can afford it to run rings around the taxman.
Andy Silvester, our Campaign Manager, was on BBC London 94.9 with Eddie Nestor discussing the new Free School Meals policy, arguing that any policy which subsidies the rich at the expense of the poor is a bad policy.
Our eighth Town Hall Rich List provoked a media storm - our Chief Executive, Jonathan Isaby, spoke to BBC Five Live
The BBC has spent more than £20m on "consultants" over the past three years, but won't tell us why.