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Poll Tax in Scotland

Title
Poll Tax in Scotland
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
31 Mar 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:02:07
Description
Mark Smith reports from Edinburgh on the reaction in Scotland to the Poll Tax. Isobel(?) Webster, registration officer, talks about the confusion of the public. Donald Dewar, Labour MP, speaks about the fight with the Government over the tax. Kenny MacAskill, SNP, talks about how his party has advised people not to pay the tax.
Contributors
Donald Dewar; Mark Smith; Isobel(?) Webster; Kenny MacAskill
Keywords
Taxation; Margaret Thatcher; Scotland; SNP; Protest movements; Community charge

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