Read on Twitter
Lots of my tweets are about the misuse of taxpayers money by our Govt
So imagine my surprise this morning to find I am blocked by @the_tpa – THE TAXPAYERS’ ALLIANCE
This is a group that claims to represent “ordinary British taxpayers” fed up with tax waste
The truth?
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So imagine my surprise this morning to find I am blocked by @the_tpa – THE TAXPAYERS’ ALLIANCE
This is a group that claims to represent “ordinary British taxpayers” fed up with tax waste
The truth?
1/5
The TPA is a privately funded lobbying group based at the same Tufton St address in Westminster that campaigns for:
-Greater privatisation
-Free market capitalism
-Climate science denial
-State reduction
They call themselves an “independent grassroots campaign”
BUT...
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-Greater privatisation
-Free market capitalism
-Climate science denial
-State reduction
They call themselves an “independent grassroots campaign”
BUT...
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In reality they’re bankrolled by overseas billionaires that we’re not allowed to know about
Why?
To “respect their privacy”
Which is why they’re eerily silent on the BILLIONS wasted by our Govt on, say PPE
And very vocal on:
-Carbon tax rises
-Corporation tax rises
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Why?
To “respect their privacy”
Which is why they’re eerily silent on the BILLIONS wasted by our Govt on, say PPE
And very vocal on:
-Carbon tax rises
-Corporation tax rises
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-BBC license price hikes
Do you see the direction of travel here?
HARDLY GRASSROOTS
In fact, they’re one of 475 right-wing global firms promoting free, unregulated markets.
The best bit?
The TPA founder was also the founder of…
VOTE LEAVE
One Matthew Elliot
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Do you see the direction of travel here?
HARDLY GRASSROOTS
In fact, they’re one of 475 right-wing global firms promoting free, unregulated markets.
The best bit?
The TPA founder was also the founder of…
VOTE LEAVE
One Matthew Elliot
4/5
...and there’s a whole other wild rabbit hole on him
Wonder why they blocked me
5/5 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/20/taxpayers-alliance-received-hundreds-of-thousands-in-foreign-donations
Wonder why they blocked me
5/5 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/20/taxpayers-alliance-received-hundreds-of-thousands-in-foreign-donations
