Poll tax demise

Title

Poll tax demise

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

31 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:51

Description

Tanya Hines looks back at the unpopular poll tax (community charge) as the new council tax comes into force tomorrow. Includes interviews with Tory MP David Hunt, and Labour leader of Islington Council Derek Sawyer on massive poll tax arrears owed; archive Commons speeches by then Prime Minister Maragaret Thatcher and her Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine and Labour’s Bryan Gould; Steve Nally of the Anti Poll Tax Federation announces start of their campaign; eyewitness describes scene of riot. With dirgelike background music.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Michael Heseltine; Bryan Gould; David Hunt; Steve Nally; Tanya Hines; Derek Sawyer

Keywords

Politics; Local authorities; Violence; Demonstrations; Fiscal policy; Riots; Community charge; Government policy; Local taxation

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