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 here for a list of Jake's books.  

Jake on Substack. 

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. 

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Head of Research Darwin Friend and former Conservative MP and government minister Steve Baker to analyse today's Spending Review. 

This episode is a real life story about one woman's nightmare experience with HMRC and a case of mistaken identity. 

Gabrielle O'Donovan is the author of 'Gino's Contraband: Guilty Until Proven Innocent'. 

She joins podcast host Duncan Barkes and John O'Connell, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, to share her story. 

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood are joined by Peter Whittle, Founder and Director of the New Culture Forum. 

They discuss the constant attacks on Great Britain's history and heritage and what can be done to stop them. 

Peter is also a former Deputy Leader of UKIP and offers his thoughts on the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK. 

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood are joined this week by Toby Young - Baron Young of Acton. 

Toby is founder and director of the Free Speech Union and an associate editor of The Spectator. 

They talk about the Lucy Connolly injustice, freedom of speech and the threat of a 'banter ban'. 

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by TPA researcher Jonathan Eida and Alys Denby, Opinion and Features Editor at City A.M. 

Together they discuss the Labour government's current relationship with British business and their position on regulation in the City. 

They also talk about the lack of business experience in the Cabinet and the ongoing rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK. 

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Will Yarwood and Henry Hill, Deputy Editor of Conservative Home. 

They chew over the recent local election results and Reform UK's by-election victory in Runcorn and Helsby.

As well as discussing the challenges now facing Reform, they chat about Kemi Badenoch's current performance and how long she might have left as leader of the Conservative Party. 

Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by TPA researcher Callum McGoldrick as the TPA launches a new report: Big Spending Projects Gone Wrong.

They also talk to HS2 campaigner Michael Gross about his campaign: Where's The Money?  

The TPA is calling for robust forecasting, an expanded Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects framework, penalties for failing project leaders to protect taxpayers and for politicians to bring major projects under greater ministerial control.

Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck are joined by former government adviser James Price. 

James is also a former Chief of Staff to a UK Chancellor and currently runs an excellent substack entitled Who Governs Britain? 

On this episode they discuss the TPA's new piece of research 'Britain's Quangos Uncovered'. James also talks about his experience in government and how ministers have very little control over quangos and the civil service.