Anti Poll-Tax Federation premises, London Road, Glasgow, 1993
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Anti Poll-Tax Federation premises, London Road, Glasgow, 1993
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 27 Mar 1993
Scotland formed a test-bed for the Conservative government's highly unpopular "community charge", introduced a year earlier than in England and Wales: a flat-rate replacement for the old local authority rate, it was swiftly dubbed the "poll tax" and contributed in large part to the departure of Margaret Thatcher.
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