Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.240
Object Name
T-Shirt
Title
Bollocks to the Poll Tax
People
Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Government
Events
Poll Tax protests
Date
around 1989
Description
A large white t-shirt reading "BOLLOCKS TO THE POLL TAX" in large red letters.
The Community Charge, commonly known as the Poll Tax, was a system of taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government in replacement of domestic rate. It provided for a single flat-rate, per-capita tax on every adult, at a rate set by the local authority. The Poll Tax was largely unpopular and faced widespread opposition, including protests and people refusing to pay the new charge.
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