Poll tax riots

Poll tax riots
Scenes from the day of the event
Date31 March 1990 (1990-03-31)
Location
GoalsAbolition of the poll tax
MethodsPolitical demonstration, riot
Parties
Lead figures

No centralised leadership

Casualties
Injuries113
Arrested339

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.