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The Poll Tax is introduced in Scotland
Replacing the Rates system, the Poll Tax is introduced in Scotland before the rest of the country. Deeply unpopular, it leads to the biggest protests since the Miners’ Strike. Video: Inside Scotland: Thatcher and the Scots.
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