Socialist Outlook

Socialist Viewpoint, International, Socialist Outlook and their supplements, 1984–2002

Axing the poll tax in Scotland

Socialist Outlook no. 8, July–September 1988 · p 6 · 84 words

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Axing the poll tax in Scotland on press freedom

Third-torm Thatcherism has many precise objectives. One chilling facet of Thatcher's drive to feinforce the powers of the state has been her atternpr to cxercier a firmer idcological control on what can or cannot be broadcast.

Fierce opposition — including a 2+ hour strike by broadcasting and journalist unions — met Leon Brittain's blatant attempt to coerce the BBC board of governors to stop the showing of the Real Times programme, Mindful of this, the

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