Bazsites.com Poll Tax

Directory Topics

Taxation

On the Web

Fiscal Anarchy - 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.
Evil in Return - the Poll Tax Riots - A left wing essay blaming anti-Poll tax riots in 1990 on the original policy.
Mrs. Thatcher's Poll Tax - A critique of the Poll Tax from the American Libertarian Murray Rothbard. From his 1995 book "Making Economic Sense".
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.
Rifkind Brands Poll Tax a Mistake - Former Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind concedes that the poll tax was a political error.
The Peasants' Revolt - Article in Britannia on this revolt against a medieval poll tax.
Poll Tax Nightmare - A typical leaflet produced by the non-payment campaign.
Poll Tax Code Too Complex - [CNN]
Council Tax and Poll Tax Discussion Forum - Discussion forums on local government taxation.
Socialist Party (England and Wales) - Campaigns against attacks on the welfare state and for the rights of workers, youth and oppressed groups. Formerly known as "Militant Labour" and "Militant tendency" which led the anti-Poll Tax movement. The SP is a section of the Committee for a Workers' International.

Wikipedia Articles

All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation - The All Britain Anti Poll Tax Federation ("the Fed") was an organisation in Scotland, England and Wales to co-ordinate the activities of local Anti-Poll Tax Unions (APTUs) campaiging against the Community Charge ("poll tax") brought in by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government in 1989 (Scotland) and 1990 (England and Wales).
Poll Tax Riots - The Poll Tax Riots, as they became known, were acts of civil disobedience carried out in London and other British cities and towns. They were in protest against the Community Charge (commonly known as the poll tax) introduced by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her government.
Anti-Poll Tax Unions - Anti-Poll Tax Unions (APTUs) were set up in local areas throughout Scotland, England and Wales to organise against the Community Charge ("poll tax") brought in by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government in 1989 (Scotland) and 1990 (England and Wales).
Poll tax - A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). Such taxes were important sources of revenue for many governments from ancient times into the 19th century, but are not anymore.
New Zealand head tax - New Zealand imposed a poll tax on Chinese immigrants during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The poll tax was effectively lifted in the 1930s following the invasion of China by Japan, and was finally repealed in 1944.