Poll tax riots | |||
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Scenes from the day of the event | |||
Date | 31 March 1990 | ||
Location | Trafalgar Square, London | ||
Goals | Abolition of the poll tax | ||
Methods | Political demonstration, riot | ||
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Lead figures | |||
No centralised leadership | |||
Casualties | |||
Injuries | 113 | ||
Arrested | 339 |
The poll tax riots were a series of riots in British towns and cities during protests against the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), introduced by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The largest protest occurred in central London on Saturday 31 March 1990, shortly before the tax was due to come into force in England and Wales.