The Ghosts of Peterloo
On the anniversary of Peterloo, we republish E. P. Thompson’s landmark essay exonerating the martyrs and incriminating the authorities.
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Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
On the anniversary of Peterloo, we republish E. P. Thompson’s landmark essay exonerating the martyrs and incriminating the authorities.
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