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E111: Poll tax revolt, part 2

E111: Poll tax revolt, part 2

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 Second 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 repercussions from the poll tax riot, the non-payment campaign, legal defence, repression, how the struggle was won, and lessons for today
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  • 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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