What is Britain's most hated tax?
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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 Institute and The YIMBY Initiative Benjamin Elks and Callum...
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Higher Education - The Real Cost Of The Graduate Premium
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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 website.
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Fighting Wokeism & Restoring The National Trust
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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 They discuss the current state of the National Trust and how many organisations have slipped into the world of woke. You can FREELY subscribe to Zewditu's excellent Substack, The Custodian, .
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Should the NHS be privatised?
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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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Gawain Towler on Reform UK, Farage, Lowe, Habib & Yusuf.
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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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Should we really leave the ECHR?
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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: 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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Rupert Lowe MP talks guns, Tories and Restore Britain
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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, .
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Starmer's disastrous first year in Downing Street
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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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Jake Wallis Simons talks Iran, Israel and media bias
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck are joined by Jake Wallis Simons. Jake is a columnist, author, broadcaster, foreign correspondent and former editor of the Jewish Chronicle. They talk about Iran, Israel, media bias and how tensions in the Middle East impact on UK taxpayers. Click for a list of Jake's books. Jake on .
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Smoking & freedom with Forest's Simon Clark
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Benjamin Elks and Simon Clark, Director of Forest, the lobby group of smokers. They discuss smoking, freedom and the ongoing persecution of smokers and vapers.
info_outlinePodcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by Daniel Lilley, Senior Researcher at Civitas and Max Marlow, Director of Research and Education at the Adam Smith Institute.
They discuss the new Civitas research paper entitled 'Balancing taxes and benefits: Starting the public conversation on net recipience'.
Max also talks about the ASI's Millionaire Tracker that reveals a growing number of millionaires are leaving the country.
They also ponder why in the UK there appears to be a hatred of those who have become wealthy and successful.