tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post3151850145552608146..comments2024-03-28T17:10:16.059-07:00Comments on RETRO DUNDEE: DUNDEE ANTI POLL TAX #1 - THE MEETINGRETRO DUNDEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-30442104511494874392011-06-16T05:53:37.900-07:002011-06-16T05:53:37.900-07:00well, for what its worth i never paid a single pen...well, for what its worth i never paid a single penny.. Looking back there was a good sense of community in this rebellion.Initially brought on by the sense of outrage gainst Thatcher, trying this out on the " scots".. Im sure the future holds many more outrages, with the cuts we are about to suffer. Power to the people ! <br /><br />lesley g.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-37886136466978373112011-06-15T12:44:17.976-07:002011-06-15T12:44:17.976-07:00the young woman on the left is I think Yvonne Rice...the young woman on the left is I think Yvonne Rice who was a Militant supporter and a leading member of the Youth Rights Campaign locally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-36032330490515348202011-06-15T09:10:57.762-07:002011-06-15T09:10:57.762-07:00I didnt believe in the Poll Tax, I sympathised wit...I didnt believe in the Poll Tax, I sympathised with the protesters although didnt protest. I didnt pay my Poll Tax for quite some time in Protest. Then Dundee District Cooncil (the b*stards) arrested my wages at the first weekend of the Dundee Fortnight and I had nothing to live on and went behind with my mortgage. So had to get a load to pay it and lift the arrestment. The Cooncil offices were filled with folk like me. I dunno how people still get away with no paying! Still...Good Old Maggie huh?Stoonoreply@blogger.com