All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation
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The All Britain Anti Poll Tax Federation, commonly known as "the Fed", was an organisation in Great Britain to co-ordinate the activities of local Anti-Poll Tax Unions (APTUs) campaigning against the Poll tax (officially the "Community Charge") brought in by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government in 1989 (Scotland) and 1990 (England and Wales).
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Abbreviation | ABAPTF |
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Nickname | The Fed |
Formation | 25 November 1989; 34 years ago (1989-11-25) |
Founded at | Free Trade Hall, Manchester |
Dissolved | March 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03)[citation needed] |
Merger of | Anti-Poll Tax Unions |
Type | Advocacy group |
Purpose | Abolition of the poll tax |
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Methods | Tax resistance, political demonstrations |
Tommy Sheridan |
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The BBC technicians' union, Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (Beta) affiliated to the Fed, unlike many other trade unions.[1]