Directory of Poll Tax Resources

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Fiscal Anarchy

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctp100/anarchy.htm
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.
Mrs. Thatcher's Poll Tax

https://mises.org/library/mrs-thatchers-poll-tax
A critique of the Poll Tax from the American Libertarian Murray Rothbard. From his 1995 book "Making Economic Sense".
Rifkind Brands Poll Tax a Mistake

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3251300.stm
Former Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind concedes that the poll tax was a political error.
The Peasants' Revolt

http://www.britannia.com/history/articles/peasantsrevolt.html
Article in Britannia on this revolt against a medieval poll tax.
The Poll Tax: The Battle that Brought Down Thatcher

http://www.militant.org.uk/PollTax.html
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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