The government’s decision to give mayors in England the power to introduce a tourist tax would be a knife in the back to tourism in the UK. Under these powers, mayors would be given control over how ...

Wealth taxes are levied on personal capital, the stock of what people have versus the flow of their income or consumption. Within that broader category, net wealth taxes (annual charges on people’s ...

Local authorities provide social care support to asylum seekers under statutory duties established by the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and the Children Act 1989.[1], [2] This encompasses three ...

Ahead of a significant vote on proposals to slow the increasing size of the UK benefits bill, the TaxPayers’ Alliance have revealed that adults in England are receiving the enhanced mobility section ...

NHS service providers have an obligation to ensure interpreting and translation services are provided to their patients free at the point of delivery. This can be provided face-to-face, over the phone ...

438 quangos received £376 billion in government funding in 2023-24, on top of £36 billion in non-governmental income. Quangos are now responsible for almost one in every three pounds of government ...

Around 870,066 Universal Credit claimants in their twenties were not in work, equivalent to 67.5 per cent, higher than the average of 60.8 per cent. Birmingham's constituencies ranged from 67.7 to ...

The UK’s national debt has increased by over £186 billion between July 2024 and July 2025. The national debt now sits at £2.71 trillion, up from £2.53 trillion at the end of last July. This increase ...

Darwin Friend returned to the TaxPayers’ Alliance in November 2023 and is responsible for leading the research team. He was previously a researcher and policy analyst before working in propositions ...

In the 2021 budget, then chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced a freeze on the personal allowance and higher rate income tax thresholds, freezing them from 2021-22 to 2025-26.[1] This was extended to 2027 ...

The Covid Inquiry has become the most expensive statutory inquiry conducted under the Inquiries Act 2005, with total expenditure now exceeding £192 million since its establishment. The projected total ...

Since 2007, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has compiled an annual list of local authority employees receiving over £100,000 in total remuneration. The 2026 edition of this report marks the 20th edition of ...