Poll tax demonstrations in Brixton

Title

Poll tax demonstrations in Brixton

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

10 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Graham Majin reports on the protest which turned violent at the Lambeth Town Hall where the council set the budget but did not agree the poll tax (community charge) level. Council leader Joan Twelves speaks at the meeting. Local people describe the scene, claiming the troublemakers weren’t local.

Contributors

Graham Majin; Joan Twelves

Keywords

Budgets; London; Political demonstrations; Lambeth Council; Police; Political protests; Violence; Councils; Lambeth; Community charge; Brixton; Local taxation; Political violence; Meetings

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