Brexit threatens our democracy – can the spirit of Peterloo help us through? | Mike Leigh

Monday 16 August 1819 was a beautiful summer’s day, when at least 60,000 people came in their Sunday best to St Peter’s Field in Manchester for the peaceful demonstration that turned so tragically into the bloody Peterloo massacre. On 16 August 2019, by contrast, there was a relentless downpour of the worst Mancunian variety. But the spirit of 200 years ago was not the least bit dampened by the torrential rain.

Oh for heavens sake, Brexit IS Democracy.

So Brexiteers invoking Blitz spirit from 80 years ago are ridiculous but for Remainers to invoke Peterloo spirit from 200 years ago is perfectly ok. Righto

Wait. Hold on. Wasn't Brexit a democratic vote? Weren't the EU elections where the Brexit party a democratic vote also? You can say Brexit is threatening a lot of things, but democracy isn't one of them. Sounds like you're the one threatening democracy.

To those of you bleating on about Democracy.The point of the article is that Democracy is useless if it is subverted by lies and deceit. I doubt the world will see another referendum ever, after this spectacular fail!

The proletariat using universal suffrage vote for the future of their country, but parliamentarian elites disagree and ignores them -that’s the threat to democracy not Brexit

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Remainer's snobery threatens our democracy. They are Anti Democractic, Authoritarian SNOBS. BrexitWTO

When did the UK become so weak that they can’t survive as an independant nation seperate from the EU? I’m trying to understand how this happened.

Oh the irony. Peterloo was about the normal person on the streets opinions being heard and acted on. Now the politicians are trying to subvert what they were told to deliver.

What utter bollocks

Lol... Brexit was ordinary voters telling elite/establishment to change UK’s direction of travel. Mike Leigh, another in a long line of Luvvies, wags his finger at voters for not voting the right way. , paper of Remain, gives max coverage. 🤣🤣🤣

A powerful piece, that brings lessons of the past into sharp focus for today. Leavers need to read this, and wake up.

The people slaughtered back then would have been the ones standing up for the Brexit vote, and the attackers would have been firmly on the side of remain.

Brexit is a direct result of your “Democracy” not following it through it anti democratic! Your Journalism crumples every day

What BS! The EU threatens democracy of not only the U.K. but everyone in Europe

Peterloo was a working class movement so they'll be no help for you there.

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No, remaining in the EU threatens our democracy.

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