JG Ballard - Kingdom Come imagines a revolution where a UK Surrey, M25 shopping mall is taken over and locked down by a messianic right wing leader and his sports fan, drunken, native, supporters wearing St George flag clothing.
The narrator is his policy wonk SPAD who's father is shot while trying to escape the initial riot. Published in 2006, imagining summer 2025, only slightly exaggerated.
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