Tax Payers Alliance

The Tax Payers' Alliance campaigns for lower taxes in the UK. It commenced operations in January 2004. It is affiliated with the World Taxpayers Association. Their charitable arm is the Politics and Economics Research Trust.

Its initial funding came from the three directors and "generous people we know".

It held a joint seminar with the Institute of Economic Affairs in February 2004, chaired by John Blundell. The guest speaker was Daniel J. Mitchell of the Heritage Foundation, and the panellists were Andrew Allum, Allister Heath, Graeme Leach and Mark Warner.

It is located in the same serviced office building as the Globalization Institute.

The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) was launched by Matthew Elliott and Andrew Allum in early 2004.


 * Matthew Sinclair - Director

Personnel

 * Andrew Allum, Chairman
 * Matthew Elliot, Chief Executive
 * Florence Heath, International Director

Advisory Council (2007)
Accessed July 2012:


 * John Blundell, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs
 * Keith Marsden, Economic Consultant, United Nations
 * David B. Smith, Chief Economist, Williams de Broe
 * Norman Barry, University of Buckingham
 * Keith Boyfield, Keith Boyfield Associates
 * Eamonn Butler, Adam Smith Institute
 * Tim Congdon, Lombard Street Research
 * Stephen Davies, Manchester Metropolitan University
 * Kevin Dowd, University of Nottingham
 * Charles Hanson, Economic Consultant
 * Ruth Lea, Centre for Policy Studies
 * Patrick Minford, Cardiff Business School
 * Kenneth Minogue, London School of Economics
 * Michael Mosbacher, Social Affairs Unit
 * Dennis O'Keeffe, University of Buckingham
 * Madsen Pirie, Adam Smith Institute
 * Gabriel Stein, Lombard Street Research
 * Elaine Sternberg, University of Leeds
 * James Tooley, University of Newcastle
 * Sir Alan Walters

Advisory Council (2004)

 * John Blundell
 * Graeme Leach
 * Keith Marsden
 * David B. Smith
 * Professor Norman Barry, University of Buckingham
 * Keith Boyfield, Keith Boyfield Associates
 * Dr Eamonn Butler, Adam Smith Institute
 * Dr Stephen Davies, Manchester Metropolitan University
 * Professor Kevin Dowd, University of Nottingham
 * Dr Ruth Lea, Centre for Policy Studies
 * Professor Patrick Minford, Cardiff Business School
 * Professor Kenneth Minogue, London School of Economics
 * Michael Mosbacher, Social Affairs Unit
 * Dr Madsen Pirie, Adam Smith Institute
 * Professor Dennis O'Keeffe, University of Buckingham
 * Gabriel Stein, Lombard Street Research
 * Professor James Tooley, University of Newcastle

Criticism

 * "Taxpayers' Alliance: Easily Shocked", Spinwatch, 6 August 2009.
 * Guardian Who is behind the Taxpayers' Alliance? 9th October 2009
 * Steven Harkins, "A closer look at the TaxPayers’ Alliance", Spinwatch, 31 May 2012.

Related Sourcewatch

 * Lord Pearson of Rannoch, Lord Chadlington - supporter
 * Trade Union Reform Campaign
 * Mark Wallace