{"podcast":{"title":"a nation of taxpayers","slug":"a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204","podcast_index_feed_id":7054204,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/550832/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/550832","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/2/9/132907728aeacb5727a2322813b393ee/A_Nation_of_Taxpayers_Drafts.png","author":"Duncan Barkes","episode_count":85,"summary":"A podcast from the Taxpayers' Alliance. Talking politics and highlighting waste in all forms of government and the public sector. Presented by Duncan Barkes with guests from the Taxpayers' Alliance and from across the world of politics. On X, follow the TaxPayers' Alliance @the_tpa More links and info here: https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T20:19:01.372063+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204"},"episode":{"title":"Reeves Wants to Tax Your Family Holiday","slug":"reeves-wants-to-tax-your-family-holiday","published_at":"2026-05-28T08:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204/reeves-wants-to-tax-your-family-holiday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204","url":"https://9864e3c1-9946-4d80-ad28-f460414cc97b.libsyn.com/reeves-wants-to-tax-your-family-holiday","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9864e3c1-9946-4d80-ad28-f460414cc97b/Season_2__-_Episode_19_-_Allen_Simpson_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4754152","summary":"Labour-backed holiday taxes could leave families paying hundreds of pounds more for a UK break, piling yet another burden onto households already squeezed by the cost of living. And after Rachel Reeves' tax raids on pubs, hotels and hospitality businesses, many are asking: why does Labour seem so determined to hammer Britain's hospitality and tourism industries? Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Benjamin Elks and UKHospitality chief executive Allen Simpson to discuss how a holiday tax could damage staycations, hit local economies and pile pressure onto an industry already under strain. They also explore Labour's wider war on hospitality and what businesses and holidaymakers can do to fight back.","meta_description":"Labour-backed holiday taxes could leave families paying hundreds of pounds more for a UK break, piling yet another burden onto households already squeezed…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1904,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204/episodes/reeves-wants-to-tax-your-family-holiday/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204/reeves-wants-to-tax-your-family-holiday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}