Douglas Mason

Douglas Calder Mason (30 September 1941 – 13 December 2004) was a Scottish policymaker, writer and antiquarian bookseller. He came to be known as the "father of the poll tax".[1][2]

  1. ^ Douglas Mason, An engineer of the Thatcher revolution and 'father of the poll tax', Alex Singleton, The Guardian, 16 December 2004
  2. ^ "Douglas Mason Influential Conservative and an architect of the poll tax". The Herald (Glasgow). 14 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021.