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‘If ah’ve goat’i choose between putting shoes on ma bairn’s feet and payin’ this bill, ah’m puttin’ shoes on ma bairn’s feet’ – poverty and the poll tax
Contemporary British History Pub Date : 2020-07-02 , DOI: 10.1080/13619462.2020.1791706
Gillian Lamb 1
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ABSTRACT The poll tax was a key episode in British politics. The widespread opposition campaign has been described as an important expression of Scottish political and national opposition to Thatcherism. The historiographical focus on Glasgow has been influential in this interpretation. By broadening the focus to other Scottish geographies, this article challenges this portrayal and highlights the lived experience of poverty that underpinned resistance and gave political discourses their power. By reframing the argument through the lens of poverty it develops an alternative understanding of the causes of the tax, inverting the narrative that suggests political discourses drove resistance.

中文翻译:

'如果啊'有山羊'我会在给 ma bairn 的脚穿上鞋和支付这笔帐单之间做出选择,啊'm puttin' 鞋子在 ma bairn 的脚上'——贫困和人头税

摘要 人头税是英国政治中的一个关键事件。广泛的反对运动被描述为苏格兰政治和国家反对撒切尔主义的重要表现。对格拉斯哥的史学关注对这种解释产生了影响。通过将焦点扩大到其他苏格兰地区,本文挑战了这种描述,并强调了支持抵抗并赋予政治话语权力的贫困生活经历。通过从贫困的角度重新构建论点,它发展了对税收原因的另一种理解,颠倒了政治话语推动抵抗的叙事。
更新日期:2020-07-02
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