Failure in British Government: The Politics of the Poll Tax

by Andrew Adonis, David Butler, Tony Travers, et al.

Reviled by the public and disowned by most of its authors, the poll tax is the most celebrated disaster in post-war British politics. This book tells for the first time the full and gripping story of the policy that toppled the century's longest-serving Prime Minister and brought grandmothers into the streets in protest. Drawing on unique access to the often conflicting accounts of many of the leading players, the authors paint an extraordinary picture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198278764
• ISBN13: 9780198278764
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"