E110: Poll tax revolt, part 1

E110: Poll tax revolt, part 1

Author: Working Class History September 17, 2025 Duration: 43:06
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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