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Paul Morrison & George Turner join TAP Advisory Board
London, UK – 8 July 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished individuals to its...
Jul 82 min read
TAP Thanks MPs Who Voted with Conscience Against Welfare Cuts and Urges Government to Reset Course
London, 2 July 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today expressed its deep gratitude to the Members of Parliament who broke ranks...
Jul 22 min read
Council Tax, making the poor poorer
Sylvie Rouhani Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty 1 July 2025 TAP's founder, the late Rev Paul Nicolson, a constant campaigner...
Jul 24 min read
TAP Poverty Backs Pay Up Campaign and Day of Action
London, 30 June 2025 Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is pleased to support the Pay Up campaign ,...
Jun 272 min read
TAP backs MP Richard Burgon’s Wealth Tax Campaign and No Disability Benefit Cuts Petition
London, 27 June 2025: Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today announced its full support for the campaign led by Richard Burgon MP calling...
Jun 262 min read
TAP Condemns Proposed Council Tax Increases & Calls for Urgent Reform
London, 25 June 2025 Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today condemned the proposed increases in Council Tax, branding the rises as...
Jun 252 min read
TAP backs Fairer Share campaign for a Proportional Property Tax
LONDON, UK — 23 June 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty ( TAP) has today announced its full support for the Fairer Share campaign to...
Jun 212 min read
TAP Welcomes APPG Report on Poverty & Inequality – Urgent Action Needed
London, 16 June 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) welcomes today's report from the All‑Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Poverty...
Jun 162 min read
TAP Welcomes Investment in Housing and NHS But Says Poverty and Inequality Must Be Addressed at the Root
Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today welcomed the government’s announcement of increased spending on urgently needed social housing and...
Jun 112 min read
TAP seeks to Cancel Council Tax for Renters
London, 9 June 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has launched a major new campaign calling for the abolition of council tax for...
Jun 63 min read
TAP Slams Directionless Government for Failing to Deliver Real Change
“We need vision—not point-scoring. We need leadership grounded in compassion and justice, not another attack.” London, UK — 30 May 2025...
May 302 min read
TAP Adopts 'The Real Agenda' Brand to Launch Bold Anti-Poverty Manifesto
London, UK Thursday 29 May 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP), a leading advocacy organisation tackling inequality and poverty in...
May 282 min read
Government in breach of Social Security Rights
Sylvie Rouhani Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty 21 May 2025 On 25th April 2025, Amnesty UK published a damning report “Social...
May 214 min read
The Impact of the Benefits’ Cuts on Claimants ’Mental Health
Sylvie Rouhani Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty 3 May 2025 After more than 14 years of austerity aimed at disabled UK citizens,...
May 34 min read
Reducing Wealth Inequality
It is is vital that we take urgent action to reduce wealth inequality as it will directly improve the lives of those on lower incomes....
Apr 234 min read
As Global Tariff Wars Escalate, TAP Calls for Urgent Action to Protect the Most Vulnerable
London, UK 8 April 2025 – With the global economy facing fresh turbulence from the tariff wars triggered by the United States ,...
Apr 92 min read
Social Housing Tenants Living in Poor Conditions
by Sylvie Rouhani Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty March 2025 Yes, its damp walls Problem and solutions 6 million people live in...
Apr 85 min read
“Welfare isn’t waste – it’s the foundation of a decent society. We need investment in people, not punishment of poverty.”
Proposed Welfare Cuts Are Unnecessary and Unjust, Say Taxpayers Against Poverty London, UK 30 March 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty...
Mar 292 min read
TAP Topic: How to make housing more affordable
8 March 2025. Here is the latest in our series of brief briefing documents to help give you a bit of background on resolving the key...
Mar 84 min read
Why Excessive Wealth Causes Poverty – And What We Can Do About It
A TAP TOPIC, London, 12 February 2025 Inequality is not just a side effect of economic systems—it is a direct consequence of policies...
Feb 123 min read
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