The Peasants' Revolt of 1381, also known as Tyler's Revolt and The 14th Century Poll Tax Riots, happened for complex and varied reasons. Two of the main reasons were the Black Death (1334-51 ...

SIR – In 1990 I led an investigation into the poll tax riots, in which scores of police officers suffered injury – in some ...

Cortez, one of the most recognizable figures in contemporary progressive politics, sat down for an interview with then ...

Closer home, protests against the hut and poll taxes catalysed the Mau Mau fight for liberation and eventually gave birth to our 50 year old independence. Riots against taxation are a reflection ...

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 ...

Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota ...

It was the year of the Happy Mondays, Madchester, Mutant Turtles, Mandela's release, the Gulf War, Poll Tax riots, Betty Boo, MC Hammer, the Stone Roses, Vanilla Ice and watching Neighbours twice ...

In contrast, one cabinet minister told me "if the establishment tried to unpick the result we'd have poll tax riots". How could we possibly predict the passage of the next year's negotiations ...

Since winning the election on July 4, the prime minister has had to grapple with riots following ... signal yet that taxes will go up. The YouGov survey came as a poll by think-tank More in ...

Households in England are facing the prospect of a £394 Council Tax bill hike under ‘painful’ changes which could be put in ...

More than half of public blame Tory governments for riots - poll More than half of Britons ... Asked about her tax policy ahead of her first budget on 30 October, she said she would look to ...

We rewind to 1990 to replay shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics - including Madonna's bondage fest ban on MTV, Poll Tax riots and ...