The Taxpayers’ Alliance defends itself
The Director of the Taxpayers Alliance has mounted a stout defence against the claims made by The Guardian recently. But I find this sort of thing irksome:
… when we set up the Taxpayers’ Alliance almost six years ago, we were a group of young twentysomething activists who wanted to make a difference for taxpayers in the UK.
And,
Yes, we believe in lower taxes, reformed public services and better value for taxpayers’ money. We are open about being of the centre-right – we believe in low taxes, public sector reform and personal freedom.
I can’t quite square this image of an eager but reasonable right-leaning organisation with the TPA that doesn’t hesitate to provide a quote for tabloid scare stories about public services no matter how unfounded or misreported. I could be wrong but I think it would be less disingenuous if the TPA were to come clean and admit that this is an organisation deeply hostile to the state.