Peterloo director calls for 1819 massacre to be taught in UK schools

Mike Leigh grew up near scene of Manchester atrocity but says he was never taught about itAll schoolchildren in the UK should be taught about the Peterloo massacre, according to Mike Leigh, who has directed a film about the little-known Manchester atrocity sometimes referred to as Britain’s Tiananmen Square.Leigh grew up in Salford, a short walk from St Peter’s Field, where on 16 August 1819 government forces charged into a peaceful rally by more than 60,000 people who were demanding political reform and protesting against poverty. Continue reading…
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