Failure in British Government

Failure in British Government
Author: David Butler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1994
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Reviled by the public and disowned by politicians, the poll tax was the most celebrated political disaster in post-war Britain. This book tells the full story of the poll tax, from its conception to its demise.

Poll Tax Rebellion

Poll Tax Rebellion
Author: Danny Burns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: England
ISBN: 9781873176504

The gripping inside story of the biggest mass movement in British history, which at its peak involved over 17 million people. Using a combination of photos, text, and graphics, and drawing from the voices of activists and non-payers, it describes the everyday organization of local anti-poll tax groups and chronicles the demonstrations and riots leading up to the battle of Trafalgar. It shows how the courts were blocked, the bailiffs resisted, and the Poll Tax destroyed. The final chapter draws from our experience to present a radically new vision of change from below. Danny Burns was secretary of the Avon Federation of anti-Poll Tax Unions and coordinated the campaign in the South West. He was also a nonaligned member of the All-Britain Federation national committee.

Poll Tax

Poll Tax
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1948
Genre: Cloture
ISBN:

Can't Pay, Won't Pay

Can't Pay, Won't Pay
Author: Simon Hannah
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Great Britain
ISBN: 9780745340852

Thirty years ago, a social movement helped bring down one of the most powerful British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. For the 30th anniversary of the Poll Tax rebellion, Simon Hannah looks back on those tumultuous days of resistance, telling the story of the people that beat the bailiffs, rioted for their rights and defied a government. Starting in Scotland where the 'Community Charge' was first trialled, Can't Pay, Won't Pay immerses the reader in the gritty history of the rebellion. Amidst the drama of large scale protests and blockaded estates a number of key figures and groups emerge: Neil Kinnock and Tommy Sheridan; Militant, Class War and the Metropolitan Police. Assessing this legacy today, Hannah demonstrates the centrality of the Poll Tax resistance as a key chapter in the history of British popular uprisings, Labour Party factionalism, the anti-socialist agenda and failed Tory ideology.

Poll Power

Poll Power
Author: Evan Faulkenbury
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2019-04-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1469651327

The civil rights movement required money. In the early 1960s, after years of grassroots organizing, civil rights activists convinced nonprofit foundations to donate in support of voter education and registration efforts. One result was the Voter Education Project (VEP), which, starting in 1962, showed far-reaching results almost immediately and organized the groundwork that eventually led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In African American communities across the South, the VEP catalyzed existing campaigns; it paid for fuel, booked rallies, bought food for volunteers, and paid people to canvass neighborhoods. Despite this progress, powerful conservatives in Congress weaponized the federal tax code to undercut the important work of the VEP. Though local power had long existed in the hundreds of southern towns and cities that saw organized civil rights action, the VEP was vital to converting that power into political motion. Evan Faulkenbury offers a much-needed explanation of how philanthropic foundations, outside funding, and tax policy shaped the southern black freedom movement.

Poll Taxes

Poll Taxes
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 578
Release: 1942
Genre: Poll tax
ISBN:

Taxation in Colonial America

Taxation in Colonial America
Author: Alvin Rabushka
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 968
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0691168237

Taxation in Colonial America examines life in the thirteen original American colonies through the revealing lens of the taxes levied on and by the colonists. Spanning the turbulent years from the founding of the Jamestown settlement to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Alvin Rabushka provides the definitive history of taxation in the colonial era, and sets it against the backdrop of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval in the colonies and Europe. Rabushka shows how the colonists strove to minimize, avoid, and evade British and local taxation, and how they used tax incentives to foster settlement. He describes the systems of public finance they created to reduce taxation, and reveals how they gained control over taxes through elected representatives in colonial legislatures. Rabushka takes a comprehensive look at the external taxes imposed on the colonists by Britain, the Netherlands, and Sweden, as well as internal direct taxes like poll and income taxes. He examines indirect taxes like duties and tonnage fees, as well as county and town taxes, church and education taxes, bounties, and other charges. He links the types and amounts of taxes with the means of payment--be it gold coins, agricultural commodities, wampum, or furs--and he compares tax systems and burdens among the colonies and with Britain. This book brings the colonial period to life in all its rich complexity, and shows how colonial attitudes toward taxation offer a unique window into the causes of the revolution.

Abolition of Poll Tax in Federal Elections

Abolition of Poll Tax in Federal Elections
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1962
Genre: Constitutional amendments
ISBN:

Committee Serial No. 25. Considers H.J. Res. 404 and identical bills, to amend the Constitution to abolish poll taxes and property qualifications for voters in Federal, state, and local elections.