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Description: | In 1990 the Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher introduced the poll tax. It was a fixed-rate payment and replaced a sliding scale system based on the value of people's homes, and was very unpopular. Many protestors refused to pay the tax and joined local anti-poll tax groups. In November 1989, the All Britain Anti-Poll-Tax Federation (ABF) was established to co-ordinate all local Anti-Poll Tax Unions. On 31 March 1990, the ABF organised the largest anti-poll tax demonstration in London, which attracted up to 200,000 demonstrators. The rally ended with a violent clash between police and demonstrators in Trafalgar Square. This badge, with the slogan 'Poll tax - I'm not paying' was produced by the federation to promote the anti-poll tax cause. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Power and Politics | Temporal: | 1990 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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