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 ...

This edition of Data Decoded is arriving a little later than usual. Last week, the TaxPayers’ Alliance was at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, where I spoke on a panel about Britain’s ...

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 ...

Universal credit (UC) was introduced to simplify the benefits system and strengthen incentives to enter and progress in work.[1] Unlike many of the benefits it replaced, UC supports both those who are ...

At the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, the Right to Food Commission released their 200 page report calling for a legally enforceable “right to food” in Britain. It is a prime example of ...

The welfare bill is growing at more than twice the rate of workers’ pay, new research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has revealed. On Monday the TPA launched the Benefits Bill, which allows anyone ...

Welfare is one of the largest areas of public spending. In 2025-26, spending on social security in Great Britain is forecast to hit £322.6 billion, [1] equivalent to almost £1 in every £4 spent by the ...

TaxPayers’ Alliance launches an online tool that allows taxpayers to look up how much they pay for welfare spending in their local area, for the first time. AI-powered tool generates an itemised ...

TaxPayers’ Alliance releases a comprehensive map of benefits spending across England and Wales, across every constituency and local authority. Welfare Map reveals 54 constituencies had benefits bills ...

Britain’s public finances are under growing strain, with debt close to twice the level seen during the 1976 fiscal crisis, a heavier interest burden, weaker productivity growth and mounting pressure ...

Responding to Andy Burnham’s speech at Labour party conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Burnham’s plan to abolish the triple lock will barely touch the sides ...