Southwark poll tax demonstration

Title

Southwark poll tax demonstration

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; Special

TX Date

8 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:54

Description

Simon Bowden reports on a demonstration against the poll tax (community charge) at Southwark Council where the meeting has to be abandoned (announcement by Mayor Tony Ritchie). Includes interviews with Secretary of the Southwark Anti-Poll Tax Federation and Militant supporter, Maggie Lough(?) and her son; Militant supporter Margaret Creer(?). National Secretary of the Anti-Poll Tax Federation, Steve Nally, gives a speech at the demonstration where chanting is heard and opinions canvassed. For Brian Widlake programme.

Contributors

Tony Ritchie; Simon Bowden; Maggie Lough(?); Margaret Creer(?); Steve Nally

Keywords

Political demonstrations; Southwark Council; Political protests; Councils; Southwark; Community charge; Local taxation; Political violence; Meetings; Militant Tendency; Jody songs

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