Poll tax riots - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

How the poll tax sparked riots across Scotland and led to Thatcher's downfall

#fbf Queenie at The Poll Tax Riots, London 1990. Protest matters. Never let them tell you otherwise. From the Suffragettes to Act Up, Poll Tax Riots to Stop the Clause, Criminal Justice Act (Repetitive Beats!) to Trans Rights, Reclaim The Night to Support SEND, Stop Trump to F*** Ice, DPAC to Women's Equality, Black Lives Matter to Refugees Welcome Here. All of us at some point will be the subject of a placard, the means for a chant, the reason for the march. Make sure you are part of it. It's t

BBC Archive 1990: Violence flares in poll tax demonstration

The Poll Tax riots 20 years on

On This Day 1990: Chaos, Carnage & Bloodshed in Violent Poll Tax Protests

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