Thirty-six years on, Freedom revisits the 1990 Poll Tax riots and considers their legacy ~ punkacademic ~ For folks of a certain age (me), the …
Radical Reprint: Remembering the Poll Tax revolt
Tag: Poll Tax
Ian Bone and the people’s republic of Hackney
Rob Ray talks to Ian Bone of Class War and Anarchy in the UK fame about his experiences of Hackney during the anti-Poll Tax campaign.
Fuel to the fire?
Will the energy crisis spark a wider revolt?
Interview: Simon Hannah on the fight to stop the poll tax
Author Simon Hannah spoke to Freedom Press about his new book Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: the fight to stop the poll tax which is published by Pluto …
Political reflections on the Poll Tax Riots 30 years on
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Poll Tax riots.
Anarchist Haringey: Brief radical history of a London borough
I guess Tottenham is most known for its riots in 1985 and 2011.
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