The Mayfair Set - Episode 1: Who Pays Wins (Part 2/6) [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.

The opening episode, Who Pays Wins, focuses on Colonel David Stirling.

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[verbusen]

I'm asuming this is a hit piece series against capitalism and the right wing. Having only watched these first two parts and asuming the comments here being from left leaning people..... How is Yemen in this series different then Lybia now? And BTW is it OK that the US President Obama supports regime change in an oil producer such as Lybia (and who knows what the opposition stands for) but does nothing to help revolution in Syria? Iran? China? The leftists need to be careful condemming the right.

[kruger97]

@verbusen Iran? Are you serious? I suggest you check out some of the Wikileaks to see how much support Obama has given the Green Movement. This is before we get into all the various committees and budgets allocated towards supporting "regime change" in the country.

[malkooth]

@kruger97 verbusen is an asslicker.

[chipirindis]

@verbusen ..Obama is not a lefty. He's far from it. The U.S. has moved to the right, health care and ending tax cuts appears to be leftist instead of what it is. Increasing revenues and being compassionate for those in need.

[djpablo73]

@verbusen This is the problem with the modern perception of political sides. The only Left or Right is in the mind of the voters and has proved a useful political tool because people feel they have choice. The same organisations that drove policies in the last government will do so in this one and the next, as the real power is held in the hands of those who control the economy and always have done. Obama is a fantastic orator but he's towing the corporate line just as Cameron is here.

[mgore90]

@verbusen

Not really, well at least Adam Curtis himself doesn't seem especially left wing - his latest documentary for example could be said to be a 'hit piece' against ecology. It appears to me at least that Curtis' documentaries are anti fantasy, deference and taking things at face value, and pro free-thought. His work is difficult to define as being either left or right wing.

[lazyfreedom98]

@m0i0d7i not spam...keep fighting

[stocktakerbillybob]

'no one would ever know they were involved' ...... didn't work out so well that :/

[mail2rpg]

"The proseperity of our people(Britain) rests on Oil in the Gulf, the Rubber and Tin in Malaya and Gold, Copper and precious metals from South and Central Africa"

The Brits thought they have divine right to Plunder resources elsewhere to fuel their prosperity and impoverish the people to whom resources belonged in first place - this is downright arrogance even to utter such motives in public by none less than a Cabinet Minster . Life goes in full circle glory is not eternal, so is misery

[scribblecat1]

fantastic - thanks a lot, think Curtis is brilliant, v helpful although some disparage his approach