Poll Tax
TitlePoll Tax
ReferenceSUBJ/POLLTAX
Date
1988-1999
Production date 1988 - 1999
Scope and ContentPapers relating to the Poll Tax campaign - Blackpool against the Poll Tax household membership card; Flyer for a demo against the Poll Tax on 31 Mar 1990 at Kennington Park to march to Trafalgar Square; Anti-Poll Tax posters, booklets, and flyers; Poster - warning bailiffs that forced entry is illegal; Communication inviting the joining of the National Committee of 100 Poll Tax Refusers; Irlam and Cadishead Anti-Poll Tax Union card; Flyer for a National Anti-Poll Tax Conference at Manchester Town Hall on 26-27 Oct 1991 10am-6pm; Booklet - 'A Critical Guide To The Poll Tax' by Mike O'Neil; Booklet - Preliminary Report on the Policing of the Anti-Poll Tax Demonstration of October 20th; Flyer for a meeting at Bridge St. Tavern, Deansgate on June 20th - 'After the Poll Tax, no tax!; Flyer for an anti-Poll Tax forum on 6 Jun at Old Ball Pub, Warrington; Flyer - 'The Crichton 2 Frame Up' (19 May 1991); Legal information cards; Flyer advertising the Morning Star; Flyer for an anti-Poll Tax campaign meetings at Cathkin High School Theatre, Springhall Community Centre, and Catkin Primary School Hall on 13, 13, 21 April at 7.30pm; Flyer for an anti-Poll Tax demonstration on 4 Sep at Salford Magistrates Courts and 5 Sep at Eccles Magistrates Court; Flyer for picket of Rossendale CB Bailiffs on 18 Dec; Flyer for an anti-Poll Tax forum on 30 Jun at 7.30pm at Old Ball Pub, Warrington; Flyer for an anti-Poll Tax demonstration on 31 Aug at Hampstead Magistrates Court; Flyer - The Trafalgar Square Defendant's Campaign (TSDC) legal information; Flyer for an anti-Poll Tax demonstration on 23 Mar at Embankment; WAPTU Spoof Letter; Flyer - Ian Greaves campaign for National Communications Officer of the All-Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation; All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation standing order form; Flyer for an anti-Poll Tax demonstration on 23 Feb at Broadwalk Library, Salford Shopping Precinct; Flyer - Trafalgar Square Defendants' Campaign on the Old Bailey verdicts (29 Jan); Flyer - '1381-1988 The Poll Taxes and the Peasants Revolt; Warrington Anti-Poll Tax Union card; Letter requesting anti-Poll Tax paraphernalia for an exhibition; Warrington Borough Court Appearance Number; Pudsey Anti-Poll Tax Union emergency resolution; Flyers for anti-Poll Tax demonstrations; Poster - Socialist Alliance childcare for all; Stickers - Militant - Pay No Poll Tax; Warrington Borough Council Community Charge Payment Book; Nottingham Defence Fund Newsletter (Jan 1991); Socialist Worker Chair, Secretary, and Bolton Chair statements; Poster - Class War Tabloid; Flyer in Welsh and English about the Poll Tax in Cardiff; Anti-Poll Tax illustrations;
Folder of papers - Booklet - Guidelines for Bailiffs on the Use of Distraint for Poll Tax NNDR and Residual Rates; Article - 'A successful defence against Poll Tax Jailing; Newspaper cuttings - unnamed (18 Feb 1992), Manchester Evening News (20 Feb 1992, and copy of 22 Jan 1992), and copies of Independent (31 Dec 1991 and 28 Jan 1992); Court transcript - London Borough of Camden V Sarah Hobson and Anna Toufexi (22 Jan 1992); Poll Tax Law Review - Issue No 6; Document - Skeleton Argument on behalf of the Defendants; Court declarations; Letter regarding legal aid and support; Communications regarding Crilleys Bailiffs; Guidelines to new councillors (31 May 1990); Document - Introduction course for new members (31 May 1990); Document showing deductions to be made from weekly earnings; Anti-Poll Tax posters, booklets, and flyers, including advertisements of demonstrations and meetings; Poll Tax press release from Councillor John Byrne, Chair Manchester Anti-Poll Tax Federation (27 Feb 1991); Newspaper cuttings - Manchester Evening News (20 Jul, 29 Sep 1989, 21 Mar, 24 May, 24 Nov, 21 Dec 1990), Metro (5 Aug 1988, Jan, 6 Apr, 25 May, 17 Nov 1989, 12 Oct, 9 Nov 1990, and undated), The Independent (28 Mar, 1, 2 Apr, 5 Jun, 29 Oct, 5 Nov 1990), Messenger (6 Jul, 31 Aug, 12, 19 Oct 1990, 24 May 1991), Militant (24 Nov 1989, 2, 23 Mar, 13, 27 Apr, 4, 11 May, 8, 29 Jun, 13, 20 Jul, 7, 28 Sep 1990), South Manchester Reporter No 432 (undated), No. 498 (13 Jul 1990), and No 500 (undated), The Independent on Sunday (15 July 1990), The Financial Times (22, 23 May 1990), The Guardian (8 Jul 1989), Herald (25 May 1989), The Reporter (11 Jan, 17 Nov 1989), a booklet of copies of numerous related newspaper articles, and untitled cuttings from 10 Oct 1988-1 Feb 1991; Bulletin - Can't Pay - Won't Pay! Bulletin of Merseyside Anti-Poll Tax Federation (Winter/Spring 1990); Levenshulme Anti-Poll Tax News Issues No 1 (Jun 1990) and No 3 (Aug 1990); Document - suggested guidelines for challenging the courts; Anti-Poll Tax poem; Document - Legal Aspects of Non-payment by Sheffield Law Centre (Nov 1989); Booklet - Youth Rights Campaign 'Rave on = Pay NONE' Programme with Asia Fields; Minutes - Liverpool 1990 Trade Union Congress - Fighting the Poll Tax in the work places (23 Jun 1990); All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation Draft Constitution and amendments; Report - All Britain Anti-Poll Tax organising conference; Statement by Jeff Goulding, candidate for the North West National Committee Position; All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation election candidates' manifestos; Handwritten notice about the Poll Tax in Urdu; Manchester City Labour Party resolution on the Poll Tax (11 Oct 1988); Manchester City Labour Party Poll Tax Resolutions (9 Nov 1988); Manchester Labour Movement Campaign Against the Poll Tax proposals from the organising committee; Youth Fight the Poll Tax Campaign Pack; Manchester No Poll Tax Newsletter (Jun 1989); Newsletter - Old Moat Anti-Poll News Tax; Booklet - 'The Community Charge (The So-Called 'Poll Tax'): How it Will Work for You' by the Department of the Environment (Mar 1989); Booklet - Sale Moor Anti Poll Tax Union - Poll Tax Bulletin; All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation Conference Agenda (2nd Annual Conference – 25 Nov 1990); Manchester City Council Report for Information - Poll Tax Progress (21 Feb 1994); Letter - Poll Tax Community Charge Pre-Summons Letter (11 Jan 1991) and court summons for Margaret Manning (12 Dec 1991);
Folder of further papers relating to the anti-Poll Tax campaign; Levenshulme Anti-Poll Tax News Issue No. 7 (Feb-Mar 1991); Newspaper cuttings - Manchester Evening News (25 Mar 1991, 6, 28 Mar 1992), Metro (17 May 1991, 10 Apr 1992) ; Extract from Labour Research (Oct 1991); Document - Poll Tax Legal Group - Poll Tax Law Review (Autumn 1991);
Folder of further papers relating to the anti-Poll Tax Campaign and Trafalgar Square Defendants' Campaign; Poster - 'Stop 'the City'', advertising a protest and carnival against war on 27 Sep in London; Manchester Socialist Youth Issue No 1 (Mar/Apr 1991); Newspaper cuttings - The Guardian (24 Mar, 2 Jul 1992) and copy of 14 Apr 1999; The Independent (2 Jul 1992); Manchester Evening News (8 Apr 1992); Metro News (10 Apr, 1 May 1992, 10 Jun, 1 Jul 1994); Militant (7 Apr 1995);
Folder of papers - Booklet - Guidelines for Bailiffs on the Use of Distraint for Poll Tax NNDR and Residual Rates; Article - 'A successful defence against Poll Tax Jailing; Newspaper cuttings - unnamed (18 Feb 1992), Manchester Evening News (20 Feb 1992, and copy of 22 Jan 1992), and copies of Independent (31 Dec 1991 and 28 Jan 1992); Court transcript - London Borough of Camden V Sarah Hobson and Anna Toufexi (22 Jan 1992); Poll Tax Law Review - Issue No 6; Document - Skeleton Argument on behalf of the Defendants; Court declarations; Letter regarding legal aid and support; Communications regarding Crilleys Bailiffs; Guidelines to new councillors (31 May 1990); Document - Introduction course for new members (31 May 1990); Document showing deductions to be made from weekly earnings; Anti-Poll Tax posters, booklets, and flyers, including advertisements of demonstrations and meetings; Poll Tax press release from Councillor John Byrne, Chair Manchester Anti-Poll Tax Federation (27 Feb 1991); Newspaper cuttings - Manchester Evening News (20 Jul, 29 Sep 1989, 21 Mar, 24 May, 24 Nov, 21 Dec 1990), Metro (5 Aug 1988, Jan, 6 Apr, 25 May, 17 Nov 1989, 12 Oct, 9 Nov 1990, and undated), The Independent (28 Mar, 1, 2 Apr, 5 Jun, 29 Oct, 5 Nov 1990), Messenger (6 Jul, 31 Aug, 12, 19 Oct 1990, 24 May 1991), Militant (24 Nov 1989, 2, 23 Mar, 13, 27 Apr, 4, 11 May, 8, 29 Jun, 13, 20 Jul, 7, 28 Sep 1990), South Manchester Reporter No 432 (undated), No. 498 (13 Jul 1990), and No 500 (undated), The Independent on Sunday (15 July 1990), The Financial Times (22, 23 May 1990), The Guardian (8 Jul 1989), Herald (25 May 1989), The Reporter (11 Jan, 17 Nov 1989), a booklet of copies of numerous related newspaper articles, and untitled cuttings from 10 Oct 1988-1 Feb 1991; Bulletin - Can't Pay - Won't Pay! Bulletin of Merseyside Anti-Poll Tax Federation (Winter/Spring 1990); Levenshulme Anti-Poll Tax News Issues No 1 (Jun 1990) and No 3 (Aug 1990); Document - suggested guidelines for challenging the courts; Anti-Poll Tax poem; Document - Legal Aspects of Non-payment by Sheffield Law Centre (Nov 1989); Booklet - Youth Rights Campaign 'Rave on = Pay NONE' Programme with Asia Fields; Minutes - Liverpool 1990 Trade Union Congress - Fighting the Poll Tax in the work places (23 Jun 1990); All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation Draft Constitution and amendments; Report - All Britain Anti-Poll Tax organising conference; Statement by Jeff Goulding, candidate for the North West National Committee Position; All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation election candidates' manifestos; Handwritten notice about the Poll Tax in Urdu; Manchester City Labour Party resolution on the Poll Tax (11 Oct 1988); Manchester City Labour Party Poll Tax Resolutions (9 Nov 1988); Manchester Labour Movement Campaign Against the Poll Tax proposals from the organising committee; Youth Fight the Poll Tax Campaign Pack; Manchester No Poll Tax Newsletter (Jun 1989); Newsletter - Old Moat Anti-Poll News Tax; Booklet - 'The Community Charge (The So-Called 'Poll Tax'): How it Will Work for You' by the Department of the Environment (Mar 1989); Booklet - Sale Moor Anti Poll Tax Union - Poll Tax Bulletin; All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation Conference Agenda (2nd Annual Conference – 25 Nov 1990); Manchester City Council Report for Information - Poll Tax Progress (21 Feb 1994); Letter - Poll Tax Community Charge Pre-Summons Letter (11 Jan 1991) and court summons for Margaret Manning (12 Dec 1991);
Folder of further papers relating to the anti-Poll Tax campaign; Levenshulme Anti-Poll Tax News Issue No. 7 (Feb-Mar 1991); Newspaper cuttings - Manchester Evening News (25 Mar 1991, 6, 28 Mar 1992), Metro (17 May 1991, 10 Apr 1992) ; Extract from Labour Research (Oct 1991); Document - Poll Tax Legal Group - Poll Tax Law Review (Autumn 1991);
Folder of further papers relating to the anti-Poll Tax Campaign and Trafalgar Square Defendants' Campaign; Poster - 'Stop 'the City'', advertising a protest and carnival against war on 27 Sep in London; Manchester Socialist Youth Issue No 1 (Mar/Apr 1991); Newspaper cuttings - The Guardian (24 Mar, 2 Jul 1992) and copy of 14 Apr 1999; The Independent (2 Jul 1992); Manchester Evening News (8 Apr 1992); Metro News (10 Apr, 1 May 1992, 10 Jun, 1 Jul 1994); Militant (7 Apr 1995);
Extent1 box
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordManning, Margaret, All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation, Catterall, John
SubjectPoll tax, Protest movements
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfonds
Normal locationAG Poll Tax Box 2 (Room 37)