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Taxpayers' Alliance | 08/09 Review TaxPayers’ Alliance | 08/09 Review Contents 2 Meet the team The people that make it happen 4 Grassroots A force to be reckoned with 6 - 17 08/09 Timeline A snapshot of the year’s events and media coverage 18 - 24 Policy Influence Better Government | Transparency | EU | Hate Education 25 Going forward Meeting targets, pushing boundaries London office | 83 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1H 0HW West Midlands office | Trigate, 210 - 222 Hagley Road West, Birmingham B68 0NP Telephone: 0845 330 9554 | Email: [email protected] The TaxPayers’ Alliance is a Company Limited by Guarantee in England No. 04873888 “Britain’s independent grassroots campaign for better services and lower taxes” www.taxpayersalliance.com Welcome to the 08/09 Review 1 of the TaxPayers' Alliance Dear Supporter, 2009 saw the fifth anniversary of the launch of the TaxPayers' Alliance; looking back think tank or campaign group operating in British politics. This guarantees our over the past five years we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved. When many independence, ensures that we stick to our principles and makes us unafraid to speak people come across the TPA for the first time, they assume that we are a decades-old our mind. A big thank you to all of you. institution, which is testament to the impact we have had over a comparatively short Once you have read this review, do give us feedback. If you would like to become an period of time. activist or if you would like to make a contribution to the campaign, we'd be delighted How many other organisations are used as an adjective in the media? One print to hear from you. journalist recently wrote that he was coming over “all TaxPayers’ Alliance”. This The next year is going to be crucial with the run-up to the general election. The illustrates the position we now hold in Britain as the guardian of taxpayers' money, the economy is in a mess and the fiscal situation is dire. We hope you will join us in our voice for taxpayers in the media and their representative in Westminster. campaigning ahead. This success is down to the hard work of our campaign team (whom you can read With best wishes, more about on the following pages), our 25 local branches, our 3,000 activists and our 32,000 supporters. The other people who deserve a special mention are our fellow Board members – Mike Denham, Florence Heath, Ruth Lea, Saul Haydon Rowe, Johannes Tynes – who guide the campaign and ensure we meet our targets (see page 25). All this wouldn't be possible, of course, without the generous financial assistance of Andrew Allum Matthew Elliott our supporters. We are proud of having one of the broadest bases of support of any Chairman Chief Executive 2 Meet the team Mark Wallace Matthew Elliott Campaign Director Co-founder and Chief Executive The people that Mark studied Archaeology at Durham University, then became Matthew Elliott was born and brought Campaign Manager of the Freedom Association, before joining up in Leeds. He moved down to London make it happen the TPA as Campaign Director in 2007. He is responsible for in 1997 to study at the London School promoting the TPA’s research and message, and overseeing our of Economics, where he graduated with EU campaign. a First class BSc in Government. After graduation, Matthew worked for a number of MPs and MEPs in the House of Commons and the European Parliament, before co-founding the TaxPayers’ Alliance in 2004. As Chief Executive, Matthew is responsible for making the TPA Britain's highest profile campaign group or think tank. He directs the operations of the TPA, regularly lectures in both Britain and Sara Rainwater overseas, and is frequently asked to Operations Director appear in the media as an expert on John O’Connell Sara attended Middle Tennessee fiscal policy, British and EU politics. Policy Analyst State University and then the Matthew is a Fellow of the Royal John attended Nottingham Trent London School of Economics, where Society of Arts, has written numerous University, where he received a she received a Masters degree in think tank pamphlets and authored Bachelors degree in Politics, and European Studies. After graduating, four books: The Bumper Book of then University College London, Sara worked at the European Government Waste (Harriman House where he obtained a Masters degree Foundation, edited the European 2006); The Bumper Book of in European Public Policy. As a policy Journal and later joined Global Government Waste 2008 (Harriman analyst in the research team, John House 2007); The Great European Matthew Sinclair Vision as the manager. Sara concentrates on government oversees the administration and Rip-Off(Random House 2009); and Research Director institutions, local government waste management across the TPA’s two Fleeced! (Constable & Robinson 2009). Matthew studied for a BSc in Economics and public sector productivity. offices in London and Birmingham. and Economic History and an MSc in Economic History at the London School of Economics before starting at the TPA in 2007. He has been the Research Tim Aker Director since the end of 2008, is Grassroots Co-ordinator responsible for leading the TPA’s Tim read History and Politics at Nottingham University. After research effort and has produced graduating he worked for Chelgate, before joining the TPA pioneering research on the NHS, green in May 2007. He is responsible for building the TPA’s taxes, the cost of crime, taxpayer grassroots campaign and liasing with our 3,000 activists. funded lobbying and the financial crisis. www.taxpayersalliance.com Meet the team | The people that make it happen 3 Florence Heath Co-founder Florence moved to London in 2000 to study Geology at Imperial College, graduating with a Masters in Petroleum Geology. As well as co-founding the TPA, Florence has authored think tank publications, been involved in international political organisations and currently works as a geologist for an international petroleum company. Susie Squire Andrew Allum Political Director Co-founder and Chairman Susie studied English Literature and Andrew studied at Imperial College Political Philosophy at the University where he graduated with a First in of Cape Town, graduating with a Physics, after which he obtained a Masters degree in English. Since Masters degree from Oxford. Prior graduation, Susie has worked on a to becoming the TPA's unpaid, number of voluntary projects in non-executive Chairman, Andrew Southern Africa, written for Conde led Conservative student groups, Nast and managed the Stockholm and has served as a Westminster Fiona McEvoy Network think tank’s relationship City Councillor and Chairman of West Midlands Campaign Agent with 138 free market organisations Governors at St. George's Fiona studied at the University of Ben Farrugia across Europe. As well as Secondary School in Maida Vale. representing the TPA in the media, Birmingham and then at Durham Deputy Research Director Andrew currently works as a Partner University before moving back to Susie is responsible for spreading at a leading strategy consulting Ben attended Birmingham University the West Midlands to launch and our message to opinion formers firm. and then the London School of run our first satellite branch, the across the political spectrum. Economics, where he obtained an West Midlands TaxPayers' Alliance MSc in Political Sociology. Ben leads (WMTPA). She is responsible for the TPA's research efforts into running campaigns and generating government institutions, media coverage in this important international development and UK electoral region. regional policy. Dr Lee Rotherham Policy Analyst Katherine Andrew After researching for the ‘Westminster Group of Eight’ Office Manager Eurorebels, Lee advised three successive Shadow Foreign Secretaries, a role part-based in the European Parliament, Katherine studied Politics at York University, before and subsequently worked as Chief of Staff to David joining the TPA as a Research Intern in February 2009. Heathcoat-Amory MP. A seasoned EU expert, Lee has She became the Office Manager in June, providing authored numerous think tank publications and helps the organisational and administrative support to the team. TPA expose the waste and inefficiency of the EU, and its She also assists with key research projects, including mammoth cost to British taxpayers. those tackling waste and inefficiency in the NHS. 4 Grassroots At a national level, our research and media appearances A force to be maintain the TPA’s high profile; but we also have a grassroots West Midlands reckoned with army of 32,000 supporters who campaign alongside us. With more than five times as many Too often individuals, local Residents Associations supporters as when we launched back in and voluntary groups fight tooth and nail against summer 2007, the West Midlands a council plan, tax increase or development and TaxPayers' Alliance is flourishing, with don’t get the publicity or recognition they regular action days around the region and deserve. We’re here offering advice, counsel and some great hits in the local media. From campaign strategies so people can succeed in speaking at business events in Solihull, to protecting their local community from adverse petitioning in Leek, the WMTPA has really political interference. made an impact on the local political scene, Over the last year, as well as campaigning with and now spin-off activist-run branches are local taxpayer organisations, we have teamed up taking shape in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire with key groups to further our mutual causes, and Worcester. protect taxpayers’ money, local services and Testament to our success in the region, the amenities. These include: Birmingham Post asked us to write a piece on the prospect of a government bailout for No to the Bike Save Bathampton Jaguar Landrover, and the Channel 4 Parking Tax Meadows Dispatches programme interviewed the WMTPA about the colossal waste of money at the Public Gallery in West Bromwich.
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