Film screening: The spirit of '45.

Monday, August 5, 2013 - 18:30

Monday, August 5

Focusing on the pivotal post-WWII era in British history, Ken Loach's first feature-length documentary since 1998's The Flickering Flame is a timely, unapologetically polemical call to arms for the collective spirit that engendered an unprecedented period of progressive politics in the UK, which endured until the rise of Margaret Thatcher. Exploring the great social and political transformations of the day (from the formation of the NHS to the nationalisation of transport, energy, housing and other areas of public life) through archival footage and impassioned present-day interviews, Loach ultimately leaves us to consider how British society has developed since Thatcher and whether today's policymakers should take another look at the socialism of yesteryear. 6:30pm. Greater Union Russel st, City.