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Taxpayers' Alliance Has Been Campaigning Against Western Taxpayers' Money Supporting Hate Education in the T Palestinian Territories Since January 2008 TaxPayers’ Alliance | 09/10 Review Welcome to the 09/10 Review of the TaxPayers' Alliance y e n o m ’ s r e Dear Supporter, y a p elcome to a round-up of the sixth year of the TaxPayers’ Alliance. In the always active at grassroots level. This year has also seen a fresh approach to x a W past twelve months we have continued to expand and grow, both in size campaigning, with the creation of a New Media team. t and influence. This year has been the most important in our history, with our Once you have read this review we’d be delighted to hear your feedback. g ideas having a major influence on a new system for MPs’ expenses, on Whether you would like to become an activist, or make a contribution to the spending cuts and on transparency. n campaign, we’re always happy to hear from you. i v When we published our 08/09 Review, we were at the centre of the major We hope that the ten policy victories on the next page demonstrate that not a political storm around expenses. Following the General Election many of our only do we create first class public policy, but we also create the climate of S ideas about how the system could be improved were taken up by Ipsa , the new opinion for that policy to be implemented. independent organisation set up to regulate MPs’ expenses. To journalists our authority in Westminster on issues like transparency and accountability is unparalleled. We have been called “Britain’s most influential free-market group” by City AM , and described as “arguably the most influential pressure group in the country” by The Guardian . This is reflected in the huge With best wishes, volume of media coverage that we continue to receive, which has now reached an average of 700 high-quality media hits every month. Through the media we are continuing to extend our reach far beyond Westminster, constantly attracting new supporters. We have more than 55,000 supporters across the UK, one of the broadest networks of any think tank or Andrew Allum Matthew Elliott campaign group in British politics. Our passionate local groups mean we are Chairman Chief Executive “Not only does the TaxPayers’ Alliance create rst class public policy, www.taxpayersalliance.com we create the climate of opinion for that policy to be implemented” 1 1. A fairer, more transparent system for MPs’ expenses 2. An end to councils hiring expensive lobbyists y e 3. Substantial cuts in public spending n o 4. Taxpayer funded spending and contracts online m ’ 5. Getting a grip on public sector pay s r e 6. First step to tackling pension deficit y a 7. Ineffective Regional Development Agencies scrapped p x a 8. Dozens of wasteful Quangos culled t g 9. Zero tolerance on taxpayer funded extremism n i v 10. Help for the poorest in society a S 2 Aug ’09 18th New report released: Green taxes: Ending the Jan ’10 8th TPA staff at green rip-off 11th Final consultation on MPs’ expenses Sara Rainwater’s e 9th Alistair Darling’s v wedding i pre-Budget report 20th Windsor and Maidenhead t council cut council tax by 4% c e 4th Our popular Public p Sector Rich List report is Farewell to s ec ’09 released Susie Squire r D Sept ’09 e p 1st Matthew Elliott’s new n book Fleeced! is published by i Ten Years On Constable 20th Andy Whitehurst r released with new website joins the TPA a 11th How to save £50 and nationwide cinema e billion , co-written with advertisements y the Institute of Directors, r is released u 1st Public Affairs News names the TPA 1st We runner-up for ‘Think Tank of the Year’ O Feb ’10 move to 55 Tufton Street Nov ’09 2nd Farewell to New West Yorkshire branch opens Tim Aker 5th CPS brings criminal charges 5th Daily Telegraph Emma Bennett against Lord names Matthew Elliott joins the TPA Hanningeld and MPs 31st most inuential Oct ’09 Chaytor, Morley and person on centre right Devine 17th TPA exposes green 20th Lee Rotherham propaganda costs, DEFRA debates the future of the EU Climate Change viral at the Oxford Union video released www.taxpayersalliance.com 3 30th David Cameron 1st We release TPA Annual Review 09/10 said: “The TaxPayers’ our annual Town released Aug ’10 Alliance is one of the only Apr ’10 Hall Rich List political groups worth e TPA voted favourite think tank of joining other than the 2nd v ConservativeHome readers – we came top in four i Conservative Party” 26th The Government t out of ve categories announces cuts to quangos after c a long TPA campaign against e 26th Matt Sinclair’s 12th The Debt Clock these wasteful bodies p new book, How to sets off on a 1,500 s Cut Public Spending , mile tour of the UK r is released Farewell to e 23rd Protesters Mark Wallace p gather in Yorkshire to n show disapproval of 13th The Government scraps i 1st Matthew Elliott payouts to senior Prevent grants as recommended r comes 25th in a list of council staff by the TPA in September 2009 a the top 50 political e inuencers in Total 1st Trade Union Rich List is y Politics released by the TPA r u We launch our 1st Emma Boon recommends O manifesto to hold the 11th Coalition is formed after laws to be repealed on Today on government to 0 account May ’1 indecisive election result. BBC Radio 4 Departments start implementing a number of TPA recommendations Jul ’10 Mar ’10 Dominique Lazanski joins the TPA Farewell to 2nd Research Director, Matt Sinclair, is Ben Farrugia interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze Jun ’10 Emma Boon 22nd We held a Post-Emergency Budget joins the TPA brieng for nearly 150 journalists and opinion formers 4 TPA FOUNDERS OPERATIONS s Andrew Allum Sara Rainwater m Co-founder and Chairman Operations Director e i a Andrew graduated from Imperial Sara attended Middle Tennessee State r e College with a First in Physics before University and then the LSE, where she o T t taking a Masters at Oxford. Before received a postgraduate degree in c becoming unpaid, non-executive European Studies. She worked at the e i TPA Chairman, Andrew served as a European Foundation, edited the v h Westminster City Councillor. He European Journal and later joined Global t y currently works as a Partner at a Vision as a Manager before moving to t c leading strategy consulting rm. oversee TPA nances and management. i e l e o p M e Florence Heath Emma Bennett s Co-founder Executive Assistant e Florence is one of the After studying International Relations at h Co-founders of the TaxPayers' Exeter University, Emma went on to work t Alliance. She read Geology at in both Brussels and Westminster. As Imperial College and went on to do well as assisting Matthew Elliott on a day d a Masters in Petroleum Geology. to day basis, Emma played a crucial role e Florence currently works as a in organising the European Resource v geologist for an international Bank, a major international conference e i petroleum company. hosted by the TPA in September 2010. h c a NEW MEDIA o h Matthew Elliott Andy Whitehurst Dominique Lazanski Co-founder and Chief Executive New Media Coordinator W New Media Special Projects Matthew graduated from the LSE with a First Class BSc in Andy read Politics and Philosophy at the Dominique holds degrees from Government. He worked for a number of MPs and MEPs University of Leeds, before completing a Cornell University and the LSE. before founding the TaxPayers’ Alliance in 2004 with Masters in International Relations. He She spent more than ten years in Andrew Allum and Florence Heath. In 2010 Matthew was coordinates the TPA’s new media the Internet industry and has ranked 25th in the Total Politics ‘Guide to the Top Political activities, and also accompanied the written and spoken on digital In"uencers’. In 2009 he founded Big Brother Watch (see Debt Clock for the duration of its issues over the years from a free page 31) and was recently described as “probably the most UK tour. market and entrepreneurial effective political campaigner that Britain has produced in perspective. a generation”. www.taxpayersalliance.com 5 CAMPAIGNS RESEARCH Fiona McEvoy Emma Boon Matthew Sinclair Dr Lee Rotherham Grassroots Manager Campaign Manager Research Director Policy Analyst m Fiona read English Emma graduated from Matthew studied for a BSc After researching for the a Literature and Drama at University of Edinburgh, in Economics and “Westminster Group of e the University of with a Masters before Economic History and an Eight” Eurorebels, Lee t Birmingham, before taking a postgraduate MSc in Economic History advised three Shadow e moving to read Classical diploma in Broadcast at the LSE. He has Foreign Secretaries, and h Studies at the University of Journalism at City represented the TPA at worked as Chief of Staff to t Durham. Fiona has a key University. Emma worked events in Rome, the Rt Hon David t role in recruiting and organising grassroots as a reporter before joining the TPA to Washington DC, Brussels, Strasbourg and New Heathcoat-Amory MP. Lee works on our activists from around the country. communicate their work to the media. York. He edited ‘How to Cut Pu blic Spending’. ‘Stop the EU Rip-Off’ campaign. e e M Tim Newark Raheem Kassam John O’Connell Jennifer Dunn Grassroots Coordinator Campaign Manger, Deputy Research Director Policy Analyst Coalition Against Hate Tim is an historian and John attended Jennifer has a Masters Education author.
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