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At the Conservative Party Conference in 1983, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Margaret Thatcher famously reminded the audience that there “is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers' money.” The economic reforms that she introduced were based on a simple idea: You should be allowed to spend your own money supporting yourself, your family and your community. Instead of seeing it handed – thanks to taxes or regulations – to monopolies managed with diktats from politicians (after consultation with the trade unions, of course). It sounds like simple common sense now but, at the time, taking that idea seriously made Margaret Thatcher a real revolutionary. That revolution is far from finished. We aim to build on her legacy by campaigning for politicians to leave more money in your pocket and give us simpler, fairer and more competitive taxes. With the Government still spending nearly half of our national income, British politics has again gone badly off course. But, with your support and her example, we can do our bit to ensure that it is again steered towards calmer, sunnier waters. - Matt Sinclair, Chief Executive Empty property rates now taking £1.1bn a year We released a new report about the ugly new tax, announced by Gordon Brown but introduced by the Coalition, which is an unfair and destructive burden on businesses already struggling in the recession. Our research was covered across the national and local press. Margaret Thatcher’s legacy TPA Campaign Director Jonathan Isaby and Campaign Manager Eleanor Mc Grath appeared on France 24 and BBC News to talk about what Margaret Thatcher meant to them. The welfare debate continues We have kept up the fight for welfare reform, TPA Research Director John O’Connell appeared on BBC1's The Big Questions and I appeared on ITV1's Daybreak.