The Mayfair Set - Episode 3: Destroy the Technostructure (Part 1/6) [Adam Curtis Documentary]

The Mayfair Set is a series of programmes produced by Adam Curtis for the BBC, first broadcast in the summer of 1999.

The programme looked at how buccaneer capitalists of hot money were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focusing on the rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, James Goldsmith, and Tiny Rowland, all members of The Clermont club in the 1960s. It received the BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series or Strand in 2000.

This episode recounts the story of how James Goldsmith became one of the richest men in the world.

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[Renegen1]

One of the best documentaries ever and episode 3 is my favourite! What the episode showed me was how during the 70s the market (and money, its only currency) won over social order. When money is the only currency, corruption is inevitable.

And amazing to think that there might be an alternative to money driven decisions.

[kruger97]

Glad it had the same effect on you as it did on me! :)

[shakercoola]

0.3% of the population, own 37 million acres, two thirds of Britain. They pay no land tax. Instead every government gives them £2.3 billion a year and the EU gives them a further £2 billion. Each family gets £26,875.

By contrast, 57.5 million of us pay £10 billion a year in council tax, a land tax, £600 per household. We live in 24 million homes on about four million acres. 65% of homes are privately owned, so 16 million of us own just 2.8 million acres, an average 0.18 acres each.

[malkooth]

@seagreenyweeny Exactly. Casino is a fukkin masterpiece. One of the best ever. Did you catch the Theme de Camille?

[malkooth]

Goldsmith is a scumbag extraordinaire. 

[vicosu]

goldsmith is a god

[djsmurfie]

@shakercoola Yes!

[shakercoola]

@djsmurfie clearly not you!

[YYYeahhHup]

Brilliant and illuminating. All of this work by Curtis for the BBC needs to be shown to Americans, who still don't know what is going on. The Circus Maximus of U.S. politics will never be able to deal with any of what has been destroyed in the last 60 years. See the later Charlie Rose interview with Goldsmith and hear him warn what is coming. What he participated HUGELY in doing. Creepy does not ever begin to express the chilling nature of what has and is happening.

[djsmurfie]

@47antony He was a brilliant man.

[djsmurfie]

@shakercoola Who gives a fuck?

[47antony]

mr goldsmith was one of the most arrogant self important people i have ever seen.its hard to imagine such people exist.........................

[Pepotamo1985]

Adam Curtis is an absolute master of tone, the opening montage is so foreboding and the initial segment about Goldsmith's libel action is wonderfully eerie. A king among men.