Pensioners from around the country gathered in Trafalgar Square - scene of the infamous poll tax riots in 1990 - for the rally organised by the Is It Fair campaign. The small crowd of protesters ...

commonly known as the Poll Tax. Local council rates were replaced with a flat rate paid by every resident regardless of income. This was a huge political mistake, leading to riots and marches ...

Replacing the Rates system, the Poll Tax is introduced in Scotland before the rest of the country. Deeply unpopular, it leads to the biggest protests since the Miners' Strike. Video: Inside ...

Sir John, who scrapped the poll tax when he replaced Mrs Thatcher in Downing Street, said he was not predicting riots as a result of universal credit. But, referring to reports that millions of ho ...