Poll tax conviction in Wales

Title

Poll tax conviction in Wales

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:31

Description

Sara Tudor reports on the case of seventy-nine-year-old Tom Hopkins, the first man in Wales for to be jailed for refusing to pay his poll tax. He’s pledged to starve himself in jail to continue the protest. Includes interviews with Tom Hopkins; Myrla Eastland, supporter; Angus Donaldson, councillor. Broadcast on Red Dragon Radio.

Contributors

Red Dragon Radio; Sara Tudor; Tom Hopkins; Myrla Eastland; Angus Donaldson

Keywords

Political protests; Wales; Imprisonment; Trials; Community charge; Pensioners (older people); Tom Hopkins; Caerphilly

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