Poll Tax by Douglas Dunn
The author speaks out against the introduction of the Community Charge or Poll Tax into both Scotland and the rest of Britain, arguing that it is not only unfair, but also anachronistic and inefficient. He draws his information from what is currently happening as the Poll Tax is launched in Scotland, which has important repercussions for the rest of Britain.Douglas Dunn is Professor of English and Director of St Andrew's Scottish Studies Institute at St Andrew's University. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981. He lives in Scotland. He was awarded an OBE in 2003. Dunn's first collection of poetry, Terry Street, was published by in 1969, and was awarded both a Scottish Arts Council Book Award and a Somerset Maugham Award. Love or Nothing (1974) was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Book Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1976. His other poetry books
include St. Kilda's Parliament (1981), winner of the Hawthornden Prize in 1981, and the acclaimed Elegies (1985), winner of Whitbread Book of the Year. Secret Villages, a collection of short stories, was published in 1985. More recent publications include a collection of short stories, Boyfriends
and Girlfriends (1995), and three poetry collections, including New Selected Poems 1964-2000 (2002).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701136338 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701136332 |
| Title | Poll Tax |
| Author | Douglas Dunn |
| Series | Counterblasts S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1990-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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