Peterloo - 2018 - 7/10
Following victory over Napoleon, the Home Secretary turns his eye northwards.
Manchester, home of noisy reformers and simmering discontent.
Imagine, the rabble wants to have the vote. A say in who represents them.
Spies have already infiltrated, and the army is dispatched.
Not to attack, only to assist the armed Yeomanry should need arise.
Painstaking buildup, featuring many of the key players, along with arguments.
Disturbing to watch, knowing “leaders” consider democracy an aberration.
