Rhodes Boyson on the poll tax

Title

Rhodes Boyson on the poll tax

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Interview with the former Conservative minister Rhodes Boyson on his calls for changes to the poll tax (community charge) including big concessions and on its effect on voters moving away from the Conservative Party such as in the recent Mid-Staffordshire by-election where there was a large swing to the Labour Party. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Rhodes Boyson

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Conservative Party; Political parties; Fiscal policy; Community charge; Local taxation; Staffordshire; Electoral issues

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