Evil in Return - the Poll Tax Riots
A left wing essay blaming anti-Poll tax riots in 1990 on the original policy.
Fiscal Anarchy
The UK's experience with the poll tax reminds us that even in an economy with a relatively well developed detection and legal system, one cannot take tax compliance for granted. The experience of the poll tax provides a unique opportunity to study many dimensions of tax compliance.
Mrs. Thatcher's Poll Tax
A critique of the Poll Tax from the American Libertarian Murray Rothbard. From his 1995 book "Making Economic Sense".
Poll Tax 1990
A short survey of the history of the Community Charge as a method of financing local government, popularly known as the "Poll Tax". From the BBC History site.
Poll Tax Nightmare
A typical leaflet produced by the non-payment campaign.
Rifkind Brands Poll Tax a Mistake
Former Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind concedes that the poll tax was a great political error.
The Peasants' Revolt
Article in Britannia on this revolt against a medieval poll tax.
The Poll Tax: The Battle that Brought Down Thatche
A history provided by the Trotskyite group, the Socialist Party, detailing the anti-Poll Tax campaign in which their forerunner "The Millitant Tendency" was prominent.