In 1776, Scottish thinker Adam Smith wrote the book The Wealth of Nations to explain why countries grow rich.
The Waste of Nations is about the opposite – how countries waste money and become poor.
This waste is not accidental and it cannot all be laid at the door of individuals, political parties or interests. There are patterns, underlying mechanisms, that are well documented in economic research.
Competition of the most outrageous goverment waste
Make an entry and tell the world about how taxpayers’ money is wasted in your country.
Contest Entries
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Millions on luxury limos and top-end cars
Local authorities in UK splashed a grand total of £2,689,959 on luxury limos and top-end cars between 2019 and 2022 – primarily to ferry their mayors to ribbon-cutting ceremonies and photoshoots. It’s worth remembering some of these are the…Vote -
Public sector headcount increased to 5.8 million in UK
New research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance UK has revealed there are now 426,000 more people working on the public payroll than in September 2018. For all the talk about reining in Whitehall and cutting back on…Vote -
Rail system on a Taxpayer funded life support
Research from the Taxpayers’ Alliance UK finds that government subsidies to Britain’s rail system since the pandemic have totalled a staggering £42 Billion. That’s an average of over £1,300 from every taxpayer.Vote
