Flashback to the culmination of the Anti-Poll Tax protest in
March 1990 when millions refused to pay their bills and 250,000
people marched to Trafalgar Square. As the rally drew to a close,
mounted police charged the crowd resulting in a “riot” as tens of
thousands of demonstrators stood their ground and resisted.
One month later Thatcher was gone. Originally made for Channel
4, Battle of Trafalgar raises questions about public order,
policing, the independence and accountability of the media, and
the right to demonstrate. Eyewitnesses tell their stories against
a backdrop of video footage showing the day’s events as they
unfolded.

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