Poll tax riots

Poll tax riots
Scenes from the day of the event
Date	31 March 1990 (1990-03-31)
Location	Trafalgar Square, London
Goals	Abolition of the poll tax
Methods	Political demonstration, riot
Parties
Anti-Poll Tax Protestors All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation Anarchists Militant tendency Socialist Workers' Party Government of the United Kingdom Conservative Party Metropolitan Police
Lead figures
No centralised leadership Margaret Thatcher Peter Imbert John Dellow
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.