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Banner, Southside Against Poll Tax
Unknown, 1988, Banner
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Banner, Southside Against Poll Tax
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Item no
22488
Title
Banner, No Poll Tax
Description
Green cotton banner with multicoloured appliqué cotton lettering in SOUTHSIDE AGAINST POLL TAX. Holes are cut in the centre of the letter O.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1988
Size
H221cm x W164
Type
Banner
Location
The People's Story
Accession number
HH5829/99
The Poll Tax, or Community Charge was introduced in Scotland in 1988, by the Conservative Government. Many people refused to pay it and organised themselves into locally based protest groups. The Poll Tax was abandoned and replaced by the Council Tax in 1993.
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