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The level of income tax has been an important campaigning issue in every election in Britain since 1950, and the tax record of government is widely held by politicians to be a determining factor in electoral outcomes. Political scientists, on the other hand, generally dismiss these views, and argue instead that taxation has not had a significant influence on voting behaviour in Britain. We examine...