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E110: Poll tax revolt, part 1

E110: Poll tax revolt, part 1

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 First of a double podcast episode about the successful mass direct action campaign against the UK poll tax in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In conversation with Dave Morris from the Tottenham Anti-Poll Tax campaign and Haringey Solidarity Group.This part covers the background, Thatcherism, introduction of the tax in Scotland, the beginnings of resistance, and the poll tax riot.
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More information
  • Haringey Solidarity Group
  • Danny Burns, Poll Tax Rebellion (AK Press, 1992).
  • Sources, photos, more information and eventually a transcript on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e110-111-poll-tax-revolt/
Acknowledgements
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  • Edited by Engin Hassan
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