Hannah, a journalist who is on the verge of a breakdown, writes a successful article about an anarchist attacking a fellow activist with a gold bar. It triggers a media frenzy highlighting issues such as populism, privilege and class divides. This was a lot to chew on but in the end it held my attention because I desperately wanted to know where this was going.
To Wright, what Pegasus said made a lot of sense. 'He really got me. More than politics, or protesting, or any of that noise. He just understood exactly what I'd been thinking,' says Wright. 'He talked about how we could live differently' - outside of the forces of capitalism and consumerism. Or 'a bullshit-free life', as Wright calls it. Soon after meeting Pegasus, Wright gave up his cycle-shop job and moved into the same London squat as Tim.
'Quite the lifestyle change!' he laughs.
`You broke free, brother,' says the final Universalist, Rob Martin, approvingly. Describing Wright's encounter with Pegasus as an 'awakening', Martin is keen to share his anti-capitalist gospel further. 'Wage slavery. That's what the system thrives on. The credit crunch totally exposed it. Occupy was just the start. We're still carrying on that work.'
