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A 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 Contents

Preface
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

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      Publisher Pluto Press
      Published 20 March 2020
      ISBN-13 9780745340852
      978-0745340852
      ISBN-10 0745340857
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      Political ideologies and movements Public administration / Public policy

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A 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 Contents

      Preface
      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

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