The Trap (2007)

Notes to accompany ‘The Trap: What Happened to Our Freedom?’ by Adam Curtis

Episode One: ‘F**k You Buddy’

Western politicians promise the dream of individual freedom at home, and attempt to liberate people from tyranny abroad. But the version of freedom at home is driven by targets and numbers – politicians have presided over a rise in inequality and a return of the importance of class. Abroad, intervention has led to a rejectio…