The Taxpayers Alliance
This isn't from me, but a fellow poster on the NotTheTalk:

TPA fuck the lot of them.

Why not just come out and say it 'we're greedy greedy cunts but we won't lie, we just want to enjoy all the benefits of living in a society where people will kiss your ass for 6.50 an hour or starve, and in my case kiss my ass for 650 an hour or take the 6.50 job. We want all of those benefits such as roads, healthcare, military etc, we just won't be paying for any of it you will be. You lot, the middle class fucking tools who think that we're on your side. Fuck you, you poverty stricken fifty k professional LOSER. You think you're in our team, us against the bludgers and the poor and the sick and the disabled, but you're not. At the end of the day we'll have you kissing arse for 6.50 an hour as well. Watch us. But first, support our fucking movement you fucking morons. It really is a taxpayer's alliance, yeah it is. Send us some of your money! Yeah, that's the way. Keep it coming, we'll cut you in on the carve up. No we fucking wont', you utter utter tools.'

Nail on the head there, I reckon.
(all my scars face forward possesses 2.5% of a hyperalloy combat chassis, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 10:57, 5 replies)

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(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:02, closed)

While I don't disagree with the sentiment.
I fail to see a conspiracy.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:03, closed)

Indeed.
A lobby group (albeit one with a disingenuous name), is not a conspiracy.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:16, closed)

a political thinktanky person I once met told me a TPA conspiracy
he described them as "the tory party outsourcing their nastiness". Funded by the same people who fund the Tories, it allows the party to get their message out there without ever getting attacked for it.

The general point is to pave way for policy. Spend 6 months (for example) trashing local councils and getting headlines, then introduce policy that undermines local democracy and claim there's public support because simply enough some people believe the propaganda. Same with public schools, nhs etc.

Just passing on someones comment - I personally have no knowledge on how they are funded or why.
( rob, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:18, closed)

That's pretty much how I've heard it, too.
The BBC seem to enjoy giving them a platform, going someway to undermine the accusations of a left-wing bias.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:23, closed)