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Evil in Return - the Poll Tax Riots
A left wing essay blaming anti-Poll tax riots in 1990 on the original policy.
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The UK's experience with the poll tax reminds us that even in an economy with a relatively well developed detection and legal system, one cannot take tax compliance for granted. The experience of the poll tax provides a unique opportunity to study many dimensions of tax compliance.
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A critique of the Poll Tax from the American Libertarian Murray Rothbard. From his 1995 book "Making Economic Sense".
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A typical leaflet produced by the non-payment campaign.
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The Poll Tax: The Battle that Brought Down Thatcher
A history provided by the Trotskyite group, the Socialist Party, detailing the anti-Poll Tax campaign in which their forerunner "The Millitant Tendency" was prominent.
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Rifkind Brands Poll Tax a Mistake
Former Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind concedes that the poll tax was a political error.
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Article in Britannia on this revolt against a medieval poll tax.
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