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a nation of taxpayers

A podcast from the Taxpayers" Alliance. Talking politics and highlighting waste in all forms of government and the public sector. Presented by Duncan Barkes with guests from the Taxpayers" Alliance and from across the world of politics. On X, follow the TaxPayers" Alliance @the_tpa More links and info here: https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/

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30:54

End This Nonsense of Taxing People To Pay Debt Interest

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2025/11/13

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Darwin Friend are joined by economist Professor Tim Congdon CBE. Tim is one of the world's leading monetary analysts and advised the 1979 to 1997 Conservative government on economic policy. They discuss the lack of monetary understanding at the Bank of England and at the Treasury and what needs to happen to get the UK economy back on track.

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31:48

Is It Ever Possible To Fix The Tax System?

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2025/11/06

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck chat to Daniel Herring, Head of Economic and Fiscal Policy at The Centre for Policy Studies. They discuss this week's speeches about the economy by Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Reform UK's Nigel Farage. The CPS, along with other groups, has just joint published a document called 'Tax Reforms for Growth' and Daniel talks Duncan and Elliot through its contents. You can read it here.

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34:18

What Do Businesses Really Think About Rachel Reeves?

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2025/10/30

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Darwin Friend leave the podcast studio and record this week's episode on location in Essex. They head to Adventure Island in Southend to meet with Philip Miller MBE who is Executive Chairman of Adventure Island. Philip is a successful local businessman and gives Duncan and Darwin his thoughts on how this government has damaged the UK's business sector. He also outlines the one thing he would like to see the Chancellor announce in her Budget on 26 November

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53:09

Where Have All The Conservatives Gone?

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2025/10/23

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck are joined by Mark Littlewood, Director of Popular Conservatism. They discuss why Popular Conservatism was set up, the current political landscape and the need for radical thinking to stop a borrowing and spending economic disaster. Mark also explains his political journey from former Chief Press Spokesman for the Liberal Democrats to his current position, via many years as Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Find out more about

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43:20

Is A Tory Bounce Back Possible?

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2025/10/16

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Will Yarwood and Henry Hill, Deputy Editor of Conservative Home. They discuss the future of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch's conference speech and whether the party's obsession with Margaret Thatcher is doing it any favours.

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42:18

Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride LIVE in Manchester

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2025/10/09

This is a special live recording from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester to celebrate the first year of our 'A Nation of Taxpayers' podcast. Recorded in front of a live audience in the TPA Think Tent, podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by TPA Chief Executive John O'Connell as they chat with Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride about his planned £47billion savings policy which he had just announced. They also discuss income tax, wealth tax and Sir Mel's taxation philosophy. He also chats

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39:28

Is this the 1970s all over again? LIVE RECORDING

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2025/10/02

This episode is a live recording in front of an audience at 55 Tufton Street, SW1. Podcast host Duncan Barkes was joined by two excellent guests: Sir John Redwood - MP for Wokingham between 1987 and 2024. John was also Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit under Margaret Thatcher. Mike Denham, a former Treasury and City economist who is also a former chairman of the TPA. They discuss the UK's current economic state and whether we are heading back to the 1970s where industrial action and economic

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33:46

Are We 2 Months Away From Economic Disaster?

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2025/09/25

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by Will Yarwood and Darwin Friend from the TPA. With the Budget scheduled for 26 November, they chew over the recent ONS and OECD figures with an eye on what it might mean for the UK's economy. They also look at the latest paper from the Labour-affiliated Resolution Foundation think-tank which contains proposals on how to get more cash from the taxpayer.

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35:02

Where is Britain heading politically?

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2025/09/18

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined this week by John O'Connell, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance. Their guest is renowned political consultant James Frayne. James founded and ran the Public First research agency between 2016 and 2025. They discuss where the country is heading politically and James gives some fascinating insights into how the attitudes of voters are changing when it comes to taxes and spending. He also spells out the mistakes made so far by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and

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28:41

From the Reform UK Conference in Birmingham

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2025/09/09

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood talk to those who attended the Reform UK Conference in Birmingham. This episode features contributions from: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former Conservative MP and Cabinet member. Councillor Saffron Sims-Brydon who sits as a Reform councillor on Durham County Council Russell Quirk who is a Reform UK candidate in the forthcoming Hutton South by-election for a seat on Brentwood Borough Council in Essex. There are also contributions from other

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40:10

Andrew Griffith MP on Inheritance Tax, Farage & the ECHR

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2025/09/04

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck chat with Andrew Griffith - Shadow Business Secretary and MP for Arundel and South Downs. They discuss the Prime Minister's latest 'reset', the state of UK business under Labour and whether Andrew supports quitting the ECHR. Andrew also gives his view on inheritance tax, the threat of Reform UK and whether the triple-lock on pensions is sustainable.

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32:44

The Story Of The First Brexiteer

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2025/08/28

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Callum McGoldrick are joined by Dr Tim Aker to talk about his book 'The First Brexiteer - The Diaries Of Sir Neil Marten 1970-1979'. Sir Neil was a Conservative MP and a leading opponent of the European Economic Community and served as a minister under Margaret Thatcher.

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30:08

What is Britain's most hated tax?

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2025/08/21

It's a Clash Of the Tax Titans! This week, podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by 4 people in the TPA podcast studio who are making their pitch as to the tax they think is the most hated and that must be scrapped. They all have 2 minutes to make their case, then are cross examined by others in the studio. A vote will then take place to determine the most despised tax. Who and what will win? Take a listen! This week's guests: Maurice Cousins from Net Zero Watch Max Marlow from the Adam Smith

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32:59

Higher Education - The Real Cost Of The Graduate Premium

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2025/08/14

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined this week by Joanna Marchong, the TPA's Investigations Campaign Manager. Their guest this week is Paul Wiltshire - education campaigner and author of 'Why Is The Average Graduate Premium Falling?' They discuss whether students are getting value for money from the country's universities and if the debt incurred in studying for a degree is still worth it when it comes to finding a good job. You can read more about Paul's work on his University Watch website.

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30:43

Fighting Wokeism & Restoring The National Trust

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2025/08/07

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Elliot Keck. Their guest is cultural campaigner and commentator Zewditu Gebreyohanes. She is a former director of Restore Trust - the pressure group that aims to get the National Trust to return to basics. Zewditu also wrote a report earlier this year entitled 'A shell of its former self - Is The National Trust Being Mismanaged?' They discuss the current state of the National Trust and how many organisations have slipped into the world of woke.

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32:07

Should the NHS be privatised?

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2025/07/31

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by Shimeon Lee, Policy Analyst at the TPA. Their guest this week is Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs. They chat about the recent strike by resident doctors and also whether the time has come to privatise the NHS.

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51:06

Gawain Towler on Reform UK, Farage, Lowe, Habib & Yusuf.

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2025/07/24

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood are joined by Gawain Towler, former Head of Press for UKIP, The Brexit Party and Reform UK. They talk about Reform UK's first year in Parliament and Gawain's departure from the party, along with his thoughts on Rupert Lowe, Ben Habib and Zia Yusuf. There's also chat about the this year's local election results, waistcoats and churches.

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31:22

Should we really leave the ECHR?

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2025/07/17

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood are joined by Karl Williams, Research Director at the Centre for Policy Studies. The CPS has published a paper: 'Britain and the ECHR - Past Myths, Present Problems and Future Options' by The Right Hon The Lord Lilley. They discuss whether Britain could or should quit the ECHR. They also chat about the latest stats revealing how many foreign nationals are in receipt of Universal Credit in the UK.

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50:09

Rupert Lowe MP talks guns, Tories and Restore Britain

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2025/07/10

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood are joined once again by Rupert Lowe MP. Since he was last on the podcast, Rupert is no longer a Reform UK MP but now sits as an Independent MP representing Great Yarmouth. They chat bout Rupert's first year in Parliament, his leaving of Reform UK, police seizing his firearms in an unannounced visit and his new project, Restore Britain.

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35:22

Starmer's disastrous first year in Downing Street

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2025/07/03

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Elliot Keck and Darwin Friend to discuss the first year of the Labour government. They also hear from voters in Worthing, West Sussex, who give their assessment of Keir Starmer's first 12 months in Downing Street.

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