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Originally Posted by MargaretR
The poll tax was an administrators nightmare.
For those who wanted to avoid it it was easy just to waive your right to vote by not registering on any electoral list.
Houses stay put - people don't, and some move house often.
The task of keeping track of people would be formidable (and expensive)
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Absolutely spot on Margaret, but the brainbox in Westminster who came up with it never even thought about it until Ken actually broached it with the whips on one of their fishing trips, in fact I doubt if they ever gave it much thought at all really it was such a dogs breakfast
