Peterloo v Waterloo: the historical divide in British politics

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The Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.

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The Economist

Mike Leigh's "Peterloo" provides a good view of the Corbynite historical imagination—it interprets British history as a story of ruthless exploitation and intermittent resistance


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Peterloo v Waterloo: the historical divide in British politics
Two opposing views of history explain many of today’s disagreements