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Document of the Month – May 2020

With another list of newly added materials and our new Spotlight on: The Struggle Against The Poll Tax, we were once again spoiled for choice which document to single out this month, with tons of cool posters, leaflets and newspapers to pick from.

In the end we went for this early(ish) community group anti-Poll Tax newsletter. It showcases the outrage of those who fought the Poll Tax and how they organised a mass movement.

Axe the Tax #01 (Sherwood and District Anti-Poll Tax Campaign, 1989)

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