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Book SynopsisA history of the social movement that brought down Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Trade Review'A timely reminder that if the working class is to defend itself it cannot afford to wait for Labour. It must rely on its own power and independent organisation as much as holding its leaders to account'
-- Red Flag magazine
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
1. A Brief History of Tax Resistance and Revolutions
2. Why a Poll Tax?
3. Scotland
4. Debates Over Strategy
5. The Resistance Begins
6. The Battle of Trafalgar (Square)
7. A Ragtag Army
8. Endgame
9. Social Movements, Class and Strategy
Conclusion: A System Shaken or Broken?
Notes
Index