| John Major's Tory government introduced the council tax in 1993 to replace the hated poll tax. |
| Nothing destroys governmental authority more than an unenforceable law, as the poll tax demonstrated. |
| The Government is deliberately fleecing young people by charging them an outrageous poll tax on their first home. |
| The poll tax revolts are a warning of the fury that changes to local authority finances can trigger. |
| The poll tax had its critics but it was a lot fairer than the current system. |
| The policy would be used to embarrass non-payers of council tax, poll tax and business rates. |
