Readers recall the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, introduced in 1983, which allowed them to pursue personal and creative projects
Andrew Dickson’s article on the Tory government’s Enterprise Allowance Scheme brings back memories of the policy’s successful application (‘Everyone wanted to get one over on Thatcher’ – the artists who raided the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, 26 July), although in my case this was certainly unintended.
Early on, I became involved in the anti-poll-tax campaign in Aberdeen. Concurrently, I also joined the Enterprise Allowance Scheme. I soon realised that my business plan was a non-starter. But why waste a good opportunity? Most of my year on the scheme was therefore devoted to full-time campaigning against the poll tax.
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