Archive

Archive (TNA)
Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office files (Lawson)

Community Charge: Paymaster General letter to Chancellor (end of dual running) [local candidates will not thank us] [declassified Feb 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: T640/482 f145
Editorial comments:

Peter Brooke was Paymaster General at this point, a famously shrewd observer of politics and humanity in general. Read documents selected from this file. Read the whole file here.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”)