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Lights, Camera, Action
At the TaxPayers’ Alliance, we’re always looking for new ways to make the case for lower taxes, less waste and more accountability. Over the past year, we’ve stepped up our efforts, producing more video content than ever before, launching a nation of taxpayers our weekly podcast, and reaching brand new audiences with hard-hitting investigations and campaigns.

From viral videos that rack up hundreds of thousands of views, to podcast episodes that confront the most pressing issues head on, more and more we’re skipping the old legacy media and delivering our message directly to hard-working Brits just like you.
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Conversations in the TPA studio like Elliot Keck and Darwin Friend diving deep into proposed changes to inheritance tax ([link removed]) , or ‘breaking news’ shorts like this from William Yarwood on the national debt ([link removed]) have become a vital tool in getting taxpayers the information they need about what’s really going on in the country and the harm politicians in Westminster are doing.
Or this week’s episode of a nation of taxpayers (available on Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) , Spotify ([link removed]) , and YouTube ([link removed]) ) that sees William and Darwin join Duncan Barkes to look ahead at the budget, chewing over the recent ONS and OECD figures with an eye on what it might mean for the UK's economy, as well as the latest paper from the Labour-affiliated Resolution Foundation think-tank which contains proposals on how to get more cash from the taxpayer.

We’re incredibly proud of our efforts so far and we hope you’ve been enjoying them too.
But we don’t want to stop here. To keep up the momentum, we need to upgrade our studio so we can produce even more professional, polished and persuasive content. Which is why we’re asking for your help. ([link removed]) The TPA is completely reliant on the generosity of our supporters and what we want to do sadly doesn’t come cheap. From new cameras and lights to cables, memory cards, and extension leads, everything has its price.

We know that times are tough for many people and Rachel Reeves looks like she’s coming back for even more in the autumn. But that’s also why we want to be in the best position to hold her and her tax-grabbing cronies to account. Below are some of the things you can help us buy ([link removed]) that will let us do just that. These aren’t necessarily the most exciting items, but they are essential to our plans.

£6 will pay for an extension cable. £10 will buy an XLR cable. £62 will cover some lighting supports, while £85.99 will get us a ceiling mount. £100 will pay for a new microphone and stand.

We’re always incredibly grateful for any support we receive and, as we expect from government, we stretch every pound as far as we can. Whatever support you can give will be spent as best as it can be and, as the Tesco ad says, every little helps.

Please consider supporting us today by clicking here to donate ([link removed]) .
ThinkTent 2025
The Lib Dems wrapped up their conference this week and our beleaguered prime minister with his merry band of socialists head to Liverpool today for a mixture of civil war and burying their heads in the sand. All of which means it’s just a week to go until the Tories gather in Manchester and, more importantly, ThinkTent 2025 ([link removed]) kicks off.
Now in its twelfth year, ThinkTent has become a staple of the fringe scene at Conservative conference playing host to 16 events over three days. Our dedicated event space within the conference secure zone, we’ll be tackling the big topics from taxes and spending to immigration and welfare with senior politicians and rising stars, journalists and policy wonks. Check out the full line up here ([link removed]) . Attendance to ThinkTent events are open to all conference attendees on a first come first served basis.
As with our successful venture to Reform’s conference in Birmingham earlier this month, we’ll be putting the interests of taxpayers at the heart of the Conservative’s policy review programme. If you can’t join us in Manchester, all ThinkTent events will be livestreamed on our dedicated website ([link removed]) . Let me know if we’ll see you in Manchester.
£600 migrant taxi bill
The chaos of illegal channel crossings continues and it seems barely a week goes by without some new scandal. This week was no exception. There was outrage in the TPA office when we heard that migrants are racking up bills of hundreds of pounds to be ferried around in taxis. One went on a 250 mile journey to visit a GP with taxpayers having to cough up £600 for it.

Adding insult to injury, housing minister Matthew Pennycock defended the spending claiming they’re “not ordinary citizens just jumping on the bus”.
John O’Connell took to the pages of the Sun with a major op-ed to blast this latest outrage ([link removed]) : “So the bus is good enough for “ordinary citizens” like me and you, but for the VIPs arriving on our southern shores uninvited, it just won’t cut the mustard… They benefit from taxpayer-funded debit cards with money loaded on every week. They get access to dental care and healthcare. Plus a host of other benefits and perks… Fairness has gone out the window. We have an explicitly two-tier system now.”
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Not letting the matter rest there ([link removed]) , John was soon in the Talk studio sitting down with Mike Graham. John didn’t hold back telling listeners : “The system is clearly broken, it’s being taken for a ride, and it’s taxpayers who pick up the bill and they’re the ordinary citizens who have to take the bus… The impact on taxpayers is disgusting.”

Rather than plot an extraordinary assault on the civil liberties of “ordinary citizens” with their ridiculous digital ID scheme, ministers ought to be cracking down on the benefits they’re doling out to those with no right to be here in the first place.
Ed Davey represents the worst of British politics
As mentioned, the Liberal Democrats held their conference in Bournemouth this week, with party leader Ed Davey delivering his keynote speech on Tuesday. Having a little time on his hands, Elliot tuned in and it’s fair to say he wasn’t left particularly enthused, as his blog on the matter makes clear ([link removed]) . Davey’s particular brand of politics which avoids unpopular decisions at all costs or recognising any kind of trade-offs.
Elliot writes how Davey’s speech “revealed the bankruptcy at the heart of this brand of politics. With the economy at breaking point, the policy agenda the Lib Dems are attached to is no longer viable… That’s how to explain Davey’s speech. He knows he has no answers. Lib Dems know they have no answers. They would like to spend more money, but have no proposals on reforms to the tax system that would do this without crippling the economy. They would like cheaper energy bills, but have no interest in abandoning the dogma of net zero. They would like their cuddly, liberal, high trust country, the one defined by cricket pavilions, village greens and fish and chip shops. Yet they have nothing to say on the mass migration that threatens to irreparably alter that ideal.” Have a read of Elliot’s corker of a blog here. ([link removed])
War on Waste
Joanna’s been working overtime these last few months with all her investigations. From exposing Ed Miliband’s jet setting to the thousands of public sector staff working from abroad, she’s certainly been earning her keep. Have a read of her top investigations in her latest War on Waste blog here ([link removed]) .

Benjamin Elks
Grassroots Development Manager

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