The article discusses a growing sense of unrest in the UK, drawing parallels to historical revolutions in Europe as highlighted by historian Christopher Clark. Through recent comments by figures like Dominic Cummings, the piece suggests an impending potential for violence and upheaval reminiscent of 1848. Clark's book, "Revolutionary Spring," illustrates a time of chaos where social and political structures were questioned. The article posits that today's climate mirrors these troubling historical events, with feelings of doubt, anxiety, and the fragility of societal norms contributing to a precarious political environment.
The political horizon was dark. Neither nations nor governments knew where they were going. Everyone had surrendered to doubt and anxiety.
Out of the failed revolutions came the bourgeois class that was going to run society in the future.
The threat of war edges ever closer. Some people are even predicting revolution in the UK.
Clark's book inspired me to make Shifty, my new series of films, because the world he describes feels so similar to today.
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