John O'Connell (@jjpoconnell) 's Twitter Profile
John O'Connell

@jjpoconnell

Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance (@the_tpa)

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Tom Harwood (@tomhfh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Britain built its last reservoir in 1992. Since then Poland has built *six* new reservoirs. Britain built its last motorway in 2003. Since then Poland has added over *1,300km* of new motorway. And each year per person, Poland builds *twice* as many new homes as Britain.

Peter McCormack 🏴‍☠️🇬🇧🇮🇪 (@petermccormack) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Announcing my private security pilot for Bedford Town Centre - - - - - - - - - - - Starting this August, I’m personally funding a pilot project to provide private security in Bedford. Every Saturday, 10 guards will patrol the town centre and oversee safe parking at Lurke

Adam Wren (@g0adm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So it’s not 22 ‘relatives’, the courts have ruled that since ‘family’ doesn’t have a legal definition and varies culturally ‘family reunification’ can basically be anyone, amazing precedent

So it’s not 22 ‘relatives’, the courts have ruled that since ‘family’ doesn’t have a legal definition and varies culturally ‘family reunification’ can basically be anyone, amazing precedent
Prosperity Institute (@prosperity_inst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇬🇧 Proud to launch our most recent report - Why and How to Leave the European Convention on Human Rights by Guy Dampier and @suellabraverman. The ECHR is holding Britain back. Find out why 👇

Liam Halligan (@liamhalligan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Inflation rise takes the UK closer to debt-crisis cliff edge" – my latest The Telegraph column Britain is heading for a very serious fiscal crisis – not unlike the 1976 fiasco which saw this country go "cap in hand" to the International Monetary Fund for a bail-out. Government

Dave Chaplin - CEO, ContractorCalculator (@contractorcalc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA 🗽 Todays NHS Pension accounts, page 15: "As at 31 March 2025 the pension liabilities of the Scheme were valued at £457.2 billion. This is an increase of £26.2 billion from the liabilities at 31 March 2024 of £431.0 billion. As the NHS Pension Scheme is an unfunded

<a href="/SteveBakerFRSA/">Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA 🗽</a> Todays NHS Pension accounts, page 15: "As at 31 March 2025 the pension liabilities of the Scheme were valued at £457.2 billion. This is an increase of £26.2 billion from the liabilities at 31 March 2024 of £431.0 billion. As the NHS Pension Scheme is an unfunded
Andrew Neil (@afneil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

But Ed Miliband claims the world is following Britain’s net zero lead. So surely Poland will leave it in the ground? 🤡

Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks was £20.7 billion in June 2025. This was £6.6 billion more than in June 2024 and the second-highest June borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, behind that of June 2020. Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/govern…

Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks was £20.7 billion in June 2025.

This was £6.6 billion more than in June 2024 and the second-highest June borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, behind that of June 2020.

Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/govern…
Darwin (@darwin_friend1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 The latest public sector finance stats for June just dropped from Office for National Statistics (ONS) and they're a fiscal horror show. Borrowing up, debt interest up, deficit up, spending up and taxes up. Here's what you need to know about how the government's finances are spiralling🧵

🚨 The latest public sector finance stats for June just dropped from <a href="/ONS/">Office for National Statistics (ONS)</a> and they're a fiscal horror show. Borrowing up, debt interest up, deficit up, spending up and taxes up. 

Here's what you need to know about how the government's finances are spiralling🧵
Elliot Keck (@elliotkeck) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a humiliating introduction from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency chair. Waiting times are 22 weeks on average for driving tests, and are rising. Yet he is "particularly proud of our environmental achievements, having reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 45% from our 2017-18 baseline"

This is a humiliating introduction from the <a href="/DVSAgovuk/">Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency</a> chair.

Waiting times are 22 weeks on average for driving tests, and are rising.

Yet he is "particularly proud of our environmental achievements, having reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 45% from our 2017-18 baseline"
Sam Ashworth-Hayes (@sashworthhayes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"There are five British values" is just unimprovable post-Blair deracination. 'We've reduced the last thousand years of your history into a checklist designed to avoid excluding anyone in an effort to fix the mess we've made of the country. You have five values now.' 'ok'

"There are five British values" is just unimprovable post-Blair deracination.

'We've reduced the last thousand years of your history into a checklist designed to avoid excluding anyone in an effort to fix the mess we've made of the country. You have five values now.'

'ok'
TaxPayers' Alliance (@the_tpa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today's ONS public sector finance stats are a fiscal horror show, with the government borrowing £20.7bn in June alone. Make no mistake, government borrowing is dragging Britain deeper into an economic doom spiral 📉 Research intern Anne Strickland explains more 👇

Merryn Somerset Webb (@merrynsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reeves going ahead with pushing pensions into IHT net. At the same time as wanting people to save more into pensions. No point in saying most people don't pay IHT... everyone is beginning to understand fiscal drag...

Nick Timothy MP (@nj_timothy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1. Who made this decision? 2. What did the chief constable know and when? 3. When was the police and crime commissioner informed? 4. What is the nature of the relationship between Essex Police and Stand Up To Racism? 5. And similar organisations like Hope Not Hate?

William Yarwood (@yarwoodwilliam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's true! Some key findings from TaxPayers' Alliance May 2024 briefing note: 1. The tax burden is forecasted to rise every year from 2024-25 up to the end of the forecast period in 2028-29. The forecast shows the tax burden standing at 37.1 per cent in 2028-29, this would be the highest

It's true! Some key findings from <a href="/the_tpa/">TaxPayers' Alliance</a> May 2024 briefing note:

1. The tax burden is forecasted to rise every year from 2024-25 up to the end of the forecast period in 2028-29. The forecast shows the tax burden standing at 37.1 per cent in 2028-29, this would be the highest
Kristian Niemietz (@k_niemietz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wealth inequality is lower than it was in 1980, or at any point before then. The strongest claim an honest inequality campaigner can make is that the long-term downward trend we saw from about 1920 to 1990 has been halted, and that there's been a small uptick from 1990 to 2010.

Wealth inequality is lower than it was in 1980, or at any point before then.
The strongest claim an honest inequality campaigner  can make is that the long-term downward trend we saw from about 1920 to 1990 has been halted, and that there's been a small uptick from 1990 to 2010.
Craig (@r0sbif) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We cannot attribute this to stoic even-handed and quiet dedication to duty, as they are very far from being shy about speaking up. For example, threatening legal action over Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Scotland telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…

James Graham (@jamesd_graham) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last night I attended a Lambeth safer neighbourhood meeting. There were two police officers and a Chairwoman on a panel and a room of community 'representatives.' It was obvious that the police have little concern regarding the causes of crime. I was mobbed by the room when I

Julian Jessop (@julianhjessop) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FYI, we already knew Q2 was grim, but there are already some signs this week that the UK economy won't do much better in Q3 🧵 1⃣ the flash PMI fell back again in July, with the employment component suggesting that job losses are still accelerating... spglobal.com/marketintellig…

FYI, we already knew Q2 was grim, but there are already some signs this week that the UK economy won't do much better in Q3 🧵

1⃣ the flash PMI fell back again in July, with the employment component suggesting that job losses are still accelerating...

spglobal.com/marketintellig…