The TaxPayers' Alliance - Home: Friday April 25

Blogs

4.50pm, Better Government
Matthew Sinclair:
Crime Mapping

New Conservative plans, reported in the Telegraph, for detailed, public crime mapping could do great things for the relationship between ordinary people and the police. Particularly if they are combined with the election of local police chiefs... - Read More

Mike_denham 1.00pm, Burning Our Money
Mike Denham:
Vote Red Mist

MacKenzie's red mist descended because Elmbridge Council decided to increase the cost of his station's daily car parking charge by 43%. Just like that.

Interesting. Because all of us are suddenly realising how much these local authority charges have escalated. From car parks, to library fines (see this blog), to policing fees (see this blog), to pest control charges, these days local authorities routinely rack up their charges far faster than prices generally... - Read More

Media Coverage

- Matthew Elliott: Cynical tax ploys that give Labour control over so many people

"The British public have suffered many injustices at the hands of their own Government in recent years – prisoners given more protection than victims; schools failing in a blizzard of regulations and initiatives; council tax doubling in return for worse services – but the warped immorality of the tax and benefits system tops them all." - Full Article

- More than 100 MPs employ family members on expenses

"But Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "This is a completely outdated practice that raises people's suspicions about politicians' motives. To ordinary taxpayers, Parliament is an excessively generous gravy train at the best of times, but the fact that so many MPs employ family members is simply unacceptable. To dispel any suspicion that they are taking advantage of taxpayers' generosity, this practice should be banned once and for all." - Full Article

- More than 100 MPs employ relatives at taxpayers' cost

"Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, which campaigns for lower taxes, said the "outdated practice" should be banned. "Parliament is an excessively generous gravy train at the best of times, but the fact that so many MPs employ family members is simply unacceptable." - Full Article