I T \\ _ .£._ -r -...—':t—--—_-p _.. .4. -. ...___ '\ \‘ g - .. .;"?;f"."'-___ __ t \ ~ O/Ii’or"" I‘ if \ iiJ"\'$ I. v \I t '\ fig ‘\ | --. .* , . - \ - sacked in thousands. Those who are left do not have the equipment or Below are the aims of the Stockbridge New Town Solidarity Network resources to do theirjobs. Hospital are closing. schools are being run into in Edinburgh adopted at a meeting called by Stockbridge New Town the ground. bus and train services are falling apart. and council services Anti-Poll Tax Group (SNTAPTG) on March 16. 1992. are being destroyed. ' The Network currently is very involved in anti-water privatisation The financial crisis. the Poll Tax. the new Council Tax, and prolonged activity. as well as Anti-Poll Tax work. govemment cuts are driving councils towards bankruptcy. We are publishing this as part of our irregular feature Life After the Poi! Most Labour and Tory councillors react by trying to force even more Tax which is aimed at stimulating the debate on where do we go after money out of people with little or none. the Poll Tax‘s demise. Thanks to SNTSN for sending it to us. They cart Many public sector workers are fighting the devastation of their be contacted on 031-332 7547. services. but unless we unite workers and the community. services will The Stockbridge New Town Solidarity Network go. l) We believe in supporting and promoting solidarity, co-operation and We need to unite all workers, workers in the public sector. the families. mutual aid in the cotrtmunity and in a people's culture. We support local the youth. pensioners, the gathering army of unemployed. those facirig As the Poll Tax comes to the end of its tiificial life span. the the education budget by £17 million. threatening all under-5s classes. two people’s self-organisation. We work towards a free and equal society and racist attacks. teachers from each primary school and reductions in all other areas. Of replacement Council Tax becomes more clearly a continuation oppose all forms of oppression and exploitation. We are an autonomous The trade union leaders have led no fight against the government. course it is no coincidence that tertiary education. and this £7 million from of the same attack. group, but we wish to co-operate with similar groups elsewhere. Tneir refusal to unite workers at the time of the miners‘ strike left the Harrow alone. are being placed increasingly under the control of the We support activity that helps towards: miners to fight on their own - with the results that the government felt Central goverr..'rient capping and increasingly absurd spending private sector (employers know best what we should. and shouldn't learn) assessments mean that cuts to our local services and to jobs will be evens A) Fair and equal access to society’s resources for all, with productive free to close down those whole communities. or that these cuts will force schools to opt out. more severe than under the Poll Tax, while transitional relief means a activity geared towards the needs of people and the enviromnent. Some The TUC leaders now intend that every section of workers must fight In Lewisham. like elsewhere. Community Education is being slashed, subsidv to those who benefited most from the introduction of the Poll Tax examples are - the anti poll tax movement, community resistance to on their own. with all permanent full time staff who survived last year’s purge getting in the first place. sheriff officers, stopping evictions and fuel cut-offs. workers‘ efforts to Tne increase in unemployment is being measured each week in tens of their notice and all but two being closed. Basic services like literacy and Council Tax Axe (Mummy, what was a service?) gain better conditions. provision of community facilities, opposition to thousands. and the TUC wants unity only the government and business. numeracy will be destroyed. leaving classes in fencing and dress-making. service cut-backs. local newspapers. self-help health groups, community We are holding this conference. initiated by the North West Anti-Poll The savageness of the cuts has shocked even Tory run councils. with as long as they bring in enough money. music and arts . credit unions. self-build schemes. tenants control. education Tax Forum and the Crisis in London Campaign. in the interest of Tory councillors iri Harrow, for example threatening to resign rather than In Camden. £1 .4 million cuts are being directed at school meals. meaning in the community. actions against pollution and environmental destruction. maximum unity to strengthen the attack on the government. We saw the vote for cuts that would severely damage the education service. their pride no choice of meals. 150 jobs lost and reduction in hours for the remaining B) Full rights. respect. and equality for all members of our corrtrnunity. first results of mass resistance with the poll tax. and now the pit closure and joy. Across London the Association of London Authorities estimate dineriladies making their already pathetic pay worthless. cuts of£l30 million. while NALGO are talking of the loss of 80.000 jobs Examples include resistance to racism and support for the women’s programme. The message is that no service is safe. that no amount of book balancing. across England. movement. crocodile tears, or attempts to save one service at the cost of others will CONFERENCE PLANNING MEETING Eight councils around England are faced with particularly savage cuts. C) Grass roots control by those directly concerned over the decisions keep this government from squeezing even harder next time. As the leader The next planning meeting for the All Britain anti-Cuts conference is in finding themselves over 25% above their Standard Spending Assessment that affect our lives - instead of control from above by Councils and of the Tory group in Harrow said: ‘We‘ve done all the government asked Manchester on Sunday 17 January at lpm. For further details contact t SSA). the unlucky eight being. Basildon, Derwentside. \\'elwyn Hatfield. Government. top bureaucrats. arid big business. for over the years.’ At least if people stand up it is harder to kicked in the Brian on 06l -707 1584. Or else. to make proposals. write to North West Adur. Elmbridge. B arrow in Furness. Harlow and lsanbaurgh on Tees. For D) A people‘ s culture of participation and involvement. in which people teeth. The g .‘1\'8!‘l'U‘I‘.E‘-'.-ll will not be firiziising the funding situation for a AFT Forum. PIO. Box 9. Eccies Sq.. Ecclcs. Salfc-rd M30 7FT*1l. them. and many other communities around the coutitry s~::rvict's will be can express themselves actively and creatively. couple of months. giving them time to watch councillors grovel. The last planning meeting mainly discussed practical issues. proposals cut to the bone. closed or contracted out to the lowest bidder. Which is 2) The full participation of SNTAPTG in this network. Initially at least P01] Tax + to put to the conference (a demo. day of action. building May Day) the what the government want - councils that provide only their statutory the Stockbndge New Town Solidarity Network would be organised Ifyou liked the idea ofbanding - meaning that those in the most expensive importance of discussing organisation. fighting for control not just no requirements (at the most) and that through competitive contracts with the through a special section of the regular fortnightly SNTAPTG meeting. properties pay only three times as much as those in the cheapest. you'll cuts. finding a way to talk about attacks simply butwithout simplifying. private and ‘voluntary’ sectors. All the services that the poorest sectors 3) That the SNTAPTG continue to meet regularly and organise as much love ‘transitional relief‘ which flattens out the differences even more. The Those who need creche, signer. translation etc.. or who can supply them. of the community rely on are meant to be destroyed. activity as possible. with the mayor aims of ~ community self-defence relief is concentrated at the top end of the scale and relates to this year's please get in touch beforehand. 90% of councils are reported to be plannirtg cuts to social services. while against sheriff officers and all poll tax collection procedures - ensuring Poll Tax levels. so continuing the benefits to the few. in areas where services have been taken over by the volttntaty sector and that all poll tax arrears are written off - solidarity with the anti poll tax BRINGING THE STRUGGLE TOGETHER g _ g_ (Continued overleaf’) charities on the basis that they could do it cheaper. further cuts will stretch nri soners. A public meeting in Islington on December 14. part of a series organised them even more. and force them to use charitable contributions or other COMMITTAL TIME LIMITS by Crisis in London, brought together speakers from the NUM. Women funding to keep services going. and to move towards a conscnpt unemployed Against Pit Closures (who held an occupation of Markham colliery the workforce. Grants to the voluntary sector are being slashed. with a Tory The loss of the Mould appeal over time limits (sec 127 Magistrates Courts week before). University College Hospital (where an occupation stopped councillor in Greenwich calling such grants ‘handouts. ln Camden. for Act 1980) only applies in cases where a committal summons was obtained ___i .. l the closure of a ward), Clapton bus garage who fighting privatisation. All Britain Conference 6 and 7 February In Manchester. For details example. a 20% cut in voluntary sector grants means the total destruction by way of an application.‘ Islington NALGO (still out). the Construction Safety Campaign and of venue etc phone Brian Patrick on 061-707 1584. The cost is £5 per of38 organisations. including three advice centres. conununity centres and The six month rule still applies in cases where the summons was obtained Action for Benefit Rights. We need more opportunities to come together. delegate. cheques should be made payable to February Conference playgroups. with cuts for all the rest and community centres left with only by way of a complaint. Nationally. there are 40 appeals due to be heard more time. and of course more ideas. where a committal summons was issued by way way of a complaint after and sent to .\'WAPF. P.O. Box 9. Eccles Sq._. Eccles, Salford M30 7FX. their rent (which they pay back to the councilt and nothing for costs or Mass action and mass public opinion forced the Tory goverrtment to staff. the expiry of the time limit. 1 i _7._1 _ ii *1 i , L H"T7 r t r r_ I77 _' —— In Hatfield. Herts.. the council is now arguing in front of the magistrates back off over its pits closure programme. We Don’t Need .\'o Education? HALF TIME SCORES th:.i'.'. their cornrnittal stzrnrrionses were in fact o'o‘wtined by application and But the attack on the miners is only p:'-stponed - and only the first in .' he problems i'n l—l.arr..ow, an-.-<.1 other ‘Q‘1323- ? cent-.1 r.\.'»1..r..'l.\-- {Ev-nvww .'3. According to government figures for the half year Poll Tax collection not complaint. The cases have been adjourned until January l9. a new wave of attacks which the government will be carrying out against 'miscalculation' of the costs of further and higher education. being to September 1992. Irmer London boroughs collected 41% of their annual Councils will no doubt in future ensure that thattheir committal summonses the public services and all of Britain's communities. removed next year from local authority control. Harrow spend £10 million budgeted yield on average. compared to 50‘?-2 for England as a whole. are issued by means of an application. The day following the first huge march in support of the miners. the in this area. while the government have instead costed it at and reduced Of course. these figures should be taken with a large pinch of salt. closure of four mayor London teaching hospitals was recommended. Hack.ney did best, in London. with only 28.7% collected. followed by Between them they account for hundreds of years of medical research Southwark (36.9%) and Ealing (37.3%). Only Middlesborough managed and history. This government says they don't make money. so they must to top Hackney in the England table with 27.7‘-7:, be smashed up - with the loss of at least 20.000 jobs. mafia At the other end Westminster scored 7 l 6%. the City of London 69.95 The government plans to solve currency and financial problems Li¢>n5qv¢-W; and Kingston-upon-Thames 59%. Again only one English borough through public service and bene:';: cuts far greater than any we have yet managed to top Westminster. the Isles of Scilly on 79.4% see... 1-\ Despite a general rise. collection figures for \\'estminster. the City. Commuriztzes nit;s1oc*u.niteci :.=.r.: organised throughout Britain to resist s A -" and Ealing and Southwark were down on last year. while Newham seems to arid -tiefea: the lI‘.t?\'1I3l'.‘it3‘ next round of attacks. be <1!-l< qv""'°"‘~ have leapt from 15.2% to 50%. \'\i<; are calling two-clay cor.:erer.ce in Marichester to heip the fight are g0ing*l'l1'6I. Collection of business rates averaged 50.5 "2 for London. and 54% for - to strer.s:'..her. all the .'iifferer.t struggles in the communities and the fmov-amen? and 'r ... and as a whole. and was also up on last year. 6 London boroughs pinubolridcesretrovicfuensdbythei;.'pikui.b*ilgicthseeirrv.icleivse we needdis.cuss an alternative policy w[Jertoe down on last year. and figures vary from 31.6% in Lewisham to "-_''~'.‘-_‘'-."I.,.__>...‘-..,-.-.-_-__...--.-_..-¢-..-._.-....'-.._'.._._..-._'¢.-,---..-_..--_-.--_.-.-.Q._.-..-.,--.--...-.-,.--.-.-.-...-.-.‘.--...-.-.~-.-.-.-..._--..--_4-...-.-u~.-..--_-.-..-_¢-..._-.>1_.-... ..,.-_..--_i..-..~-...-..-..,..-.....-.-_P.._.....-‘_.-.-.....-u‘_.-......-..’......,-......-.-..-.....'....-...-.....|...--,"-.-....--.-.I.-.\.-.-..".‘-._---...._-.=..------..r_.\¢.-.-.-.-..-...--..I...-.----.....-----.-.--.|.1...Q\.-..1..--..-.-._..n.,.°.-~-.....».'....»-.....-¢.:--.-°-.-....-..-.....-...-°..-...._.-,.-.'.--..c-“...»_-...~..-a""-_..-.-s-...--...".-...-e.--_...'.“.'.s-._...._.-.--“.._....~-..'..._.".~..-..-.._,-..."".-'..._."--.’.'"._1_.'-..‘.__'1--.-'-_"-.'---_--.'__.'-_'''_..,‘..._ .t.'..._'-‘_...._..'__. _.--.-__v... ...-_..>-.-.._.........-...._.--....._.--_--._.~...-.._....-_---._-..---.._-.----.__ 66.4% in the City. 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CAMDEN over £320,000 will pay £556.34 (getting £343.66 relief), while a couple The figures have been produced by the Labour-controlled Association of NO RIGHT OF ‘ SILENCE Six people were given suspended sentences for non-payment of all or part living in a £68-88.000 property pay £600. This top band is less than double London Authorities. Mr Justice Henry ruled on October 9 in R v l-Iighbury Comer Magistrates of 1990/1 ‘s Poll Tax at committafhearings held on December 1 at the lowest single rate, and only £13 above the next band dovm. The extra They are. in fact, an underestimate of what the final outcome will be. ex parte Watkins that a person cannot rely on the privilege against self- Highbury Magistrates. A further 35 people had arrest warrants issued paid if there are two people in a top rate property is the rate of this years They are based on the unlikely assumption that councils will collect 98% incrimination (sec 14 Civil Evidence Act 1968) to justify refusing to against them. Poll Tax! I thought poll tax was abolished. of the Council Tax; increase spending by 3.1%; but, individually. stay answer questions as to their means and as to why they have not paid the Kenneth Seymour was given a two month suspended for wilful refusal within the Govemment’s capping rules. The figures, also. assume an Camden Council Tax (including transitional relief) Poll Tax at committal hearings. overall 0.75% pay ‘rise' for council workers. They make no allowance for after he told the court it was against his principles to pay the Poll Tax. band I person 2 people more than 2 In the same hearing the judge ruled that the magistrate was wrong to deny further increases in spending where cotmcils currently spend less than the Kenneth who is unemployed was ordered to pay £10 a week. The 300 400 n/a Phoebe Watkins the assistance of a McKenzie and that they were wrong magistrate said the money he spent on cigarettes and beer should be used Government's Standard Spending Assessment. Most councils also are 349.50 466 n/a to deny her the opportunity to cross-examine the council's principal likely to make an allowance for successful appeals against valuation. to pay the Poll Tax. 399.75 533 n/a recovery officer. Camden and 1-laringey councils have released there own assessments of Gordon Borthwick. a civil servant, said he couldn't pay because he had 450 600 -1/3 _-J what they will charge. In both cases these are higher than the ALA figures to repay credit card debts of more than £12,000 at £4-"ll a month. He was 517.34 733 n. given one month suspended and ordered to pay £150 a month leaving him - Camden: Band A £400; B £466; C £533; D £600; E £733; F £866; G £999 ' 8f -51 fly’; with £2-ll a month to live on. H £1,200. I-laringey: A £469; B £546; C £623; D £700; E £854; F £1,008; BAILIFFS ARREST NON-PAYGERS 543.34 917.68 999 Cl""1FT‘lUQUIlZt» Victoria Fox and Kalmala I..iock were given one month suspended. G £1,169; H £1,400. H 556.34 930.68 _ 1200 Victoria told the magistrate that after paying the rent and other bills the In Hatfield. bailiffs from Drakes are turning up to non-payers’ homes at LONDON The model will be similar for other boroughs. though the level ofrelief couple were only left with £7 a week. They also paid £30 a month for 4 in the moming. When the non-payer answers the door. they serve the wztt marriage counselling. The magistrate said this would be better spent on arrest warrant and take the person down to the police station where s/he According to Time Out. the Department of the Environment have AREA A _ B C D E F _ G repaying the Poll Tax and ordered them to pay £120 a month. t is kept in the cells until their committal hearing which is held later the same §'*1#:'*; *1‘: ...? 1 suggested that there will be a time limit on those claiming the 25% single -..~.‘%=->~r,..-_‘= 1-.»'_: 1.» -- '-.§_? ‘:~ ="- ‘--.-.t_.. j . . -- < *- -. --+1.. 4-~ . ..~; -.¢ . >_-.- . =-. - -- - -Re ;;-- 1*t~'<s Simone King who had been unemployed since October 1990. Her Poll dav. .. no-Q am C ‘W "‘ person reduction. presumably to encourage people to register by April. ,7 Camden * 2 ' 440 4 ' 604 /13 U7"U 9°” 11 Ho av: "' """' I Greenwic." 443 I".-n In:r DP88 o'6n.-u 806 957.. .I. .'.."\--»1 "r.-7rq. I:-7 . Tax rebate had not been processed - the magistrate obviously ignored this .\*1arket Values 9 t HBCKP.E»' 372 -‘*I3- -194 555 o'7r:' 79-9- 5': 7 l.ll3 MADAGANS as he gave a one month suspended and ordered her to pay £10 a week. l ' ,... -tammers" .\Iarket value of property is not a reasonable indication of ability to pay. l i , .. ,'l In Haringey. Madagans are sending the neighbours of non-payers letters l. artoFt-.t."a"‘ .7129 35 I -_‘- I*-7‘ -‘9-l 600 708 c:2". 98;‘“ John Munroe, who is on invalidity benefit. was ordered to pay £85 a _‘3.?.IIlC11lZiIl_\' for those in social housing (council. co-op etc.) designed for I 1s,t"ingtu'" 9 “.5 -31 6" *5 880 (I‘\JC3 1.7--" T asking if the non-payer is still living there. ag $ 3“ {H F-I 11¢ month on the grounds that his wife earns £500 a month and he had £800 those who wouldn’t be able to afford marketrates. and who are more likely +\ensing'" L: ".. *7 " - .A1l:l 8 _-'\ --.-7 .7>-‘-2 .4:.I_*.J’. 4c'9 spop-1 tA:-I‘Z 7-* '4:':-l'\ ‘ life savings. He was given a one month suspended as an ‘incentive’ to pay. :00 L05 SE1 10 Lose than gain iftheir area becomes ‘desirable ' . Itis only the government’s LEWISHAM --t -A I"--I" fit '1'L.alTlDEL". *1 --—ha' ‘:67. “l\ 640 7 ‘Jill 6I"-‘' ‘lb.'u".9 ‘ .“~\'I‘t market values that seek to ensure that people can only live where -. . . 305- *0" -ht J—I- 555 6 T60 9"" EALING EwtS"ta" i 63% of cases passed on the bailiffs - Gaults and Madagans. have been zzcome and prices allow. That the valuation should be carried out by the I Soutnwanr 3"78 $14_*\.1". SC1.I .J'..,,Q1IJ 687 811 9a“b‘ "n-0'27 II Tower r-'.a"".=..'S 319 3': -‘-Z4 _L 77 582 687 795 95-'4 At the star: of December. Acton magistrates continued trying to impose retumed to the council. The council says this is the result of the effectiveness Jizeapest roving estate agents and assume a reasonable state of repair will wa' nes»' .".."". ' '52 U 8'7 92 113 liq 15-1 185 of the ‘anti-poll tax campaigns‘. 1:9 :5: Q2 22s 290 342 ..=-r 4.5 their oun strange version of ‘justice’ on commitment proceedings. + Westm|nste' an nu QR -‘ mean values are likely to be exaggerated. though some yuppies are . . .. Ma grstrate Mrs Fraser attempted to have barrister Hugo Charlton and the ; ;='“= -“"23" -1*: * re-f=:<t 7:-;=.-;‘r.-=3--~r‘ ‘I’ " ' ‘ '2 MERTON expected to appeal for a higher valuation in the hope that this will also raise ;-.4 Y-‘ >‘~:*.\=¥=~4"I3II‘-e'-*s1\v'r~.*.5'1'-1‘.‘°‘°‘ it-\.‘\".I.-"P"§_ ‘-" ' ’ - Reverend Paul Nicholson from Captive jailed for contempt of court. Barki'ng -t "he selling price. A million appeals are expected against valuation. but can l and Daeecnam 340 see 452 sea 520 rat 1.016 .4l Fortunately". the clerk of the court informed her that it wasn't on. Merton are using Pete Wallis Today. not be made until April when the final register is published. and as we’ve teams! ass :1" .175 53:. 652 was - toes t ‘~ Eextey :-‘as as; -=35 =-as 596 704 are i AB’-OLISI-'! BAl.!L!-FFS 11:11:16. iE: Doll Tax cases. we're meant to pay first on the current register HARINGE‘! l Bmnt 327 -53 434 483 595 702 976 i or get a liability order. Basing valuations on 1991 values is, as the The National Association of Citizen’s Advice Bureaux are calling for the 1 Brornie» 326 :““1: -132 486- 592 699 970 Halit Demirchi from Wood Green was jailed for 45 days on November 1i Croyuor 311 352 -‘-13 46-1 566 668 "" government say. irrelevant. as they could move the bands to make up for abolition of the private bailiff. 10 for an outstanding debt of£1-451.28. He was taken to Pentonville but QAQ *1 Eating 371 -I2 -‘-93 55-1 676 798 \D‘~@U')(D(D0\\u1JOu\t1~ f\r,-l|___l._J\D% ..-_I lfifllld .=:.y general reduction in values. But by reminding home owners of how 1.90 The association says that there is mounting evidence that they ‘threaten. Entietc 345 -12. -158 51-1 628 741 859 t - released the same day after the money was paid. DI€ much they've lostin recentyears. including their greathopes. the government ll'l3tlng-2} .133 EI- 576 E-1.‘; T89 931 1080 1 -'‘F5\)! 9tn intimidate and lie their way into people's homes.’ seize goods illegally and 1 Harrow 340 E96 -‘-E2 538 620 7'31 8-18 .".ave stirred up anger. and the recognition that for the vast majority market vu QQ SUPPORT THE PRISONERS ‘put our clients through untold misery and distress.’ Private bailiffs only " t-tavenrg 353 -113 -168 526 642 758 8.79 8 3(J.)J1-r ':.=.i'-.1es do not work. y Hillingocn 352 -11$ -168 52-E 641 75.7 878 r~._=-r.-1-7...UrurIn Daryl Meikleham, from Leeds is spending the Yuletide period in jail for have an implied right of entry to a person's home if collecting unpaid tHounsiow 376 -'-35 500 562 686 " 938 l..Z-‘- OC) \U income tax. In other circumstances they are gaining entry in ‘dubious' non-payment. He was given 42 days on December 3. Daryl Sleikleham, 5 Kingsto' _ _ ways. HELP US! ‘P Uggn T."2"'.E.E --5 -3'30 '34-: -I-1 L‘ ' -1 t.-.-1 JR3437. HMP/YOI Moorland. Bawtry Road. Hatfield Woodhouse. S. ; Mgrtgn 3-10 E95 "-152 508 6-20 '31 8-18 lilo it An advice bureau in West Yorkshire says local bailiffs ask people if they Yorks. D.\'7 6BW. 9 Newnar." 308 ‘:9 409 -163 561 652 768 928' This newsletter is produced by a number of APTUs and can use the toilet: a bureau in Cornwall says they broke a window to get Redbnoge 341 I3" 453 589 621 733 850 ('L-i (D Birmingham Labour council jailed non-payer Alan Talley in mid- I-—. l RlCl'lfl"l0fiC r into a house; and a bureau in North Yorkshire says they broke the glass individuals who consider that the provision of infomration is December. Another non-payer with a similar debt was not jailed. I-Ie was j‘ Upon Thames 361 -2.. 480 -39 658 ?"6 900 ' "7 " in a front door. ‘t Sutton 347 -83 462 .19 633 T-1? 866 1. Z» - a policeman. Alan Talley. HMP Winson Green. Winson Green Road. central to the success of our struggle. The only way we can i Wattnam Forest 361 -Qa.n..ZJ.*_) 480 IJJ1!]-1)-D 658 776 901 |--{-(C'__)C“1-)1(JDO) Once they have gained entry. the association says, they may seize goods Binninghan B18 4AS. l put the information out is if you supply it. So, please. send all - '-‘ T-"~?*'* lAvenge an 323 382 436 190 ssa roe aw sao in an arbitrary way. A man in South Wales arrived home to find his Also in jail for non-payment: John Rudge, HR292‘-1. HMP Winson your news to us. It costs us £35 a month to produce and television and video being taken away, his seven-year old son having let Green. mailout this newsletter. the bailiffs in. An elderly asthmatic in Comwall had his ioniser taken and William Barford, HMP Hull. Hedon Road. Hull HL'9 5L5. HACKNEY HARASSES H.A.S returned only when the police intervened. Contact London Fight The Poll Tax, In jail for the Colchester demo: Graham Mann, .\'L 2861. Brittania Hackney ‘s Finance Department are sending officers to visit social landlords Examples of excessive charges include a £106 debt faced by a client of Wing. I-IMP Norwich, Knox Road. Mousehold. Norwich. Norfolk. c 0 BM CRL. London WCIN 3XX who have newly built/converted property. for what they say are ‘community arr advice bureau in South London after one visit by bailiffs to collect a Or phone John on 081-692 9181 weekday a.m. and week- charge‘ purposes. Their questionnaire has a space for the tenants’ names. B Ri STOL £16 parking fine. and £80 per visit levied on debtors by bailiffs based 60 ends. Fain. to get that. they start asking questions as to how many floors the miles from the local authority in Nottinghamshire that uses them. On December 3, Lord Justice Sharman instructed that unemployed Tony flats r. ve - hardly relevant for the Poll Tax! lt is better to phone rather than write. Hawkins be released from Horfield Prison immediately. Sour.-re: The Guardian December 15 Tony Hawkins had been on Unemployment benefit for a year. This had THE FIGHT GOES ON LONDON APT CONTACT NUMBERS run out but he had not been granted Income Support. At his committal on INFO FUND: ln our mailings we include leaflets etc. produced by other - December 23 marks the first anniversary of the start of the Newharr. organisations. IFPT does not necessarily agree with their contents. These are Public hotline/contact numbers for most London boroughs. Some .\'ovem'oer 13 he had offered to pay £4 a week but the magistrate refused dispute - NALGO members are still out. if your organisation would like something included in the mailing, which boroughs are not listed. because we nave not been informed of their hotline ‘D number. Ab- - Brent council are forcing staff to undergo ‘competence tests‘ as an excuse goes to about 200 Anti Poll Tax groups in London and the regional APT Avon APTU intend to challenge magistrates who impose repayment contacts around Wales. Scotland and England, contact IFPT by the second to get rid of those they claim don't come up to scratch. Barking 08 l-590 0704 ¢ Burner 081-200 l58.5 ° Bexley 08l-856 7925 orders abc"-'e £2.15 (the statutory weekly amount for a szngle person) on Sunday in rne month; the mailing is clone on the Monday after the third ' Brent O7‘.--624 1931 ' Bromley 08i-650 6715 ' Camden 07}-431 - Camden council are threatening closure withoutnotice and for unspecified the uncr:t:‘loved. ounaoy. 2760. 07‘.-267 8725, 071-372 6063 ' Cmyclon 08l~653 9622 ° Ealing . v periods of libraries and other leisure facilities to avoid a £1 miiiror. ‘or Anti Foil Tax groups there is no charge. For other groups there is a O8 l-840 3445/235l ° infield 087-807 5239 ° Hackney OBI-533 33‘: l Qverspetld U115 _\'t‘,.'LT. ' 80 YEAR OLD STANDS FIRM enorce oasec cc a oercentaae cf the rnailout costs - the actual cost will ° Hammersmith In Fulham C7‘.-73l l4-94 ' Haringey 08l-34‘. 3372, 5, ‘ I B- BARN ET NEWS _:-eoena on ooln me weight cl the material and now many groups are putting O81-802 9804. 08l-348 5399 ' Harrow 081-422 3.514 ' Hillingdon -- =-yea; ;-Si Dons Pulley, from Rainham. Kent. refused to allow the staff 0923-827062 ' lslington 077-704 8676 ' Konsingtan It Chelsea 077- 51?? in. Groups are asked to provide people to neio out with me mailout. Earner Council seems to have given up on the Poll Tax.There have beer. :1 Hollow aye to organise a whip-round to pay her bill. She was given 1-1 727 8763 ° Ldmbcfh O81-671 53 ' 8. 07‘.-735.0024 ¢ Lavvill\¢mO8l-692 Racist. sexist. nomoohobic material will not be GtlO'W€d. likewise material 4219 Q Morton 08 l-542 0836 ° Nawham 081-519 1474 ¢ Rcdbridge no liability order hearings. no reports of bailiff activity and no committa.L< says on .\cvember 30. She said paying the Po‘-.1 Tax would use up all her ITQQUCCC av oaiiticai parties or sects will not be allowed. 08l-518 19871 Richmond 08'»-948 6067 ~ Southwark 071-23'! 6963 for a long time.Bamet are a million pounds down on their collection of the savings and arrvwav she obiectsto paying on principle. She owed £590.15: ° Sufion 08't-640 4346 ' Tow-or Hamlets 081-980 98.55 ° Waltham r P011 T41» - . . . . _ ‘_>.- J! \. "_ J , “ , . t. - -t. . / I’ \ —‘I ‘_ ' V I1 1"} -I 3‘-lg‘-l -.I__( ' ‘in ‘ - ...:-I I“-_.'-_ , .‘ ‘- .._ " '\ r \. .. 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