Thatcher, Farage and toe-sucking: Adam Curtis on how Britain came to the brink of civil war

Adam Curtis, the renowned documentarian, dives into Britain's turbulent political and social landscape in his upcoming series Shifty. He connects decades of chaos—from Thatcher's policies to Nigel Farage's rise, peppered with bizarre sex scandals—to today's climate of distrust and instability. With figures like Dominic Cummings warning of potential violent uprisings, Curtis frames the UK as teetering on the edge of civil unrest, reflecting a broader sense of global disorder.