FORMER PM Margaret Thatcher was threatened with a fine for failing to register for the poll tax, declassified documents reveal today. The former prime minister’s introduction of the hated tax in ...

In the spring of 1990 Margaret Thatcher introduced the Community Charge, commonly known as the Poll Tax. Local council rates were replaced with a flat rate paid by every resident regardless of income.

Margaret Thatcher clashed with John Major over his ... She was also angry about his plans to abandon one of her signature policies, the poll tax. Mrs Thatcher, who was Conservative prime minister ...

Benefit changes coming into force next year have been compared to the poll tax - the policy that helped end Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister. Mrs Thatcher's successor as PM, Sir John ...

The central London house, which served as Margaret Thatcher’s home after she fell ... many Conservative voters and MPs with a local poll tax. She had served 11 years. Ever a divisive figure ...

1990-1997: In 1990 Margaret Thatcher's introduction of the poll tax breeds resentment, which in turn leads to mass demonstrations and violence in London, and eventual repeal of the measure.

A: It’s interesting that the Conservative Party is still obsessed with Margaret Thatcher; perhaps no surprise ... on benefit ...

It’s not hard to understand why Leslie Cole chose to leave Britain with his wife and three children. Having received three ...

The Institute of Directors warned today that the move would be Labour's 'poll tax' moment, in reference to the carnage that engulfed Margaret Thatcher's government. Economists have made clear ...

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Kemi Badenoch is better than Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons,' says ex-Tory minister ...