Supposed to be very good and topical. On offer this weekend and the cheapest I've seen it
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cb-uk to srp111
22 Apr 173#7
No. This Ken Loach is a multi-millionaire "champagne socialist" Marxist. In fact, it's quite amazing how many prominent Labour party figures and supporters are multi-millionaires.
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". George Orwell was pretty much spot on :wink:
ohdearohdear to ft7
22 Apr 173#4
Fool you
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bond.e.lad
6 May 17#20
I repeat the scene in the food bank was heartbreaking,a single mum giving up everything to feed her kids,no sky or scratch cards in sight,obviously people abuse it I am not stupid,but that particular scene along with many others in the film was superbly done.
ykhan16
4 May 17#19
Its true you cant always trust what the media say but i'm speaking from personal experience. I've seen first hand with people I know, friends and many relatives, those just to bone idle to work, plumbers working whilst on disability, families getting hold of council houses but still indirectly owning homes and benefits being claimed by those with considerable assets hidden away.
Maybe my experience is distorted because i've grown up in a deprived area but there is a sense of entitlement in a lot of people as well as greed. There isnt the same guilt when trying to exploit money from a faceless system- especially when countless others are doing it as well.
spatter
4 May 17#18
and sky
bond.e.lad
4 May 171#16
Incredible film,the scene in the food bank was heartbreaking.
UncleWilly to bond.e.lad
4 May 17#17
Absolutely, the bit where the family go to the food bank because they've spent all their benefits on booze, fags and scratchcards is so realistic.
HereKittyKitty
3 May 171#15
Reasons not to vote Tory:
1.) They stole the last election by committing systematic electoral fraud (29 MPs implicated, and a majority of just 11, means that we've had an illegitimate government this whole time - that's the real reason she called the snap election)
2.) Theresa May's husband's $1.4Trillion hedge fund owns 6% of Amazon, and so benefits financially from them not paying tax
3.) Theresa May covered-up the investigation into historical child abuse by MPs, diplomats and a former Prime Minister (sounds far-fetched but it's true)
4.) They've been accepting laundered donations from HSBC
5.) They hired a polling company to canvass for them under the guise of being a regular impartial polling company, PLUS they didn't declare it as an electoral expense (more fraud)
6.) They refuse to rule out raising taxes for ordinary people (last month's "white van man tax", defeated by Labour, from the multimillionaire Philip Hammond's budget will come back)
7.) They refuse to guarantee the triple lock on state pensions
8.) 9/10 of NHS trusts are now running a deficit
9.) They've added £600Billion to the national debt, despite selling our stakes in the banks (that we got for bailing them out), chunks of the NHS, and the profit-generating East Coast Main Line and Royal Mail
10.) She thinks we're all idiots. Constantly repeating "Strong and Stable" and "Coalition of Chaos" (aliteration and repetition) is her trying to brainwash you, because her party has nothing to actually offer you. That's why she won't take part in any TV debates. If she's challenged at all, she'll crumble. If you seriously think she's "Strong and Stable", you've been brainwashed. It has no basis in reality.
Reasons not to vote Labour
1) A bunch of tax-dodging billionaire newspaper owners keep telling you that the leader is weak, because they're scared that he might actually make them pay taxes
spatter
3 May 17#14
it's a bit sledgehammer sometimes but I quite liked it
HereKittyKitty
3 May 171#13
Not half as many as the Daily Mail or Sun would have you believe
Malachi_X
3 May 171#12
Because a man has made a success out of his talent he now shouldn't be allowed to speak up for those who are struggling and have little influence?
It does make me laugh when people use the term "champagne socialist" to people who make an effort trying to improve the situation for society as a whole, not just those in their own social/financial situation
Chigro
3 May 17#11
my personal favourite film of 2016. heat.
Dissatisfied_dad
3 May 171#10
Absolutely brilliant film, shame there isn't more people like him around.
Heat added
ykhan16
3 May 17#9
Its a good film- if you're in a mood to watch something depressing (which my wife told me she wasnt after the film ended :smile: )
It does raise a lot of important points about the welfare system which can seem cruel/inhumane. But there is no getting around the fact that the system is abused by a very very large number of people and money is not infinite, so certain measures have to be put in place.
ashmac
3 May 17#8
Top film ,I enjoyed it
srp111
21 Apr 171#2
ken loach..is that him off coronation street ??
cb-uk to srp111
22 Apr 173#7
No. This Ken Loach is a multi-millionaire "champagne socialist" Marxist. In fact, it's quite amazing how many prominent Labour party figures and supporters are multi-millionaires.
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". George Orwell was pretty much spot on :wink:
davidclarkson
22 Apr 17#6
U may need a tissue . Watch the film it truly does go off shocking
ft7
22 Apr 172#5
Polices are more important to me than anything else.
ft7
22 Apr 172#3
I hope people remember this film during June 2017 election, I for will be voting for the Labour party as I like their policies.
ohdearohdear to ft7
22 Apr 173#4
Fool you
Siddas
21 Apr 17#1
Excellent film. Worth a watch if you have never had any dealing with the DWP recently - and hope to hell you don't need to in the future!
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"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". George Orwell was pretty much spot on :wink:
Latest comments (20)
Maybe my experience is distorted because i've grown up in a deprived area but there is a sense of entitlement in a lot of people as well as greed. There isnt the same guilt when trying to exploit money from a faceless system- especially when countless others are doing it as well.
1.) They stole the last election by committing systematic electoral fraud (29 MPs implicated, and a majority of just 11, means that we've had an illegitimate government this whole time - that's the real reason she called the snap election)
2.) Theresa May's husband's $1.4Trillion hedge fund owns 6% of Amazon, and so benefits financially from them not paying tax
3.) Theresa May covered-up the investigation into historical child abuse by MPs, diplomats and a former Prime Minister (sounds far-fetched but it's true)
4.) They've been accepting laundered donations from HSBC
5.) They hired a polling company to canvass for them under the guise of being a regular impartial polling company, PLUS they didn't declare it as an electoral expense (more fraud)
6.) They refuse to rule out raising taxes for ordinary people (last month's "white van man tax", defeated by Labour, from the multimillionaire Philip Hammond's budget will come back)
7.) They refuse to guarantee the triple lock on state pensions
8.) 9/10 of NHS trusts are now running a deficit
9.) They've added £600Billion to the national debt, despite selling our stakes in the banks (that we got for bailing them out), chunks of the NHS, and the profit-generating East Coast Main Line and Royal Mail
10.) She thinks we're all idiots. Constantly repeating "Strong and Stable" and "Coalition of Chaos" (aliteration and repetition) is her trying to brainwash you, because her party has nothing to actually offer you. That's why she won't take part in any TV debates. If she's challenged at all, she'll crumble. If you seriously think she's "Strong and Stable", you've been brainwashed. It has no basis in reality.
Reasons not to vote Labour
1) A bunch of tax-dodging billionaire newspaper owners keep telling you that the leader is weak, because they're scared that he might actually make them pay taxes
It does make me laugh when people use the term "champagne socialist" to people who make an effort trying to improve the situation for society as a whole, not just those in their own social/financial situation
Heat added
It does raise a lot of important points about the welfare system which can seem cruel/inhumane. But there is no getting around the fact that the system is abused by a very very large number of people and money is not infinite, so certain measures have to be put in place.
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". George Orwell was pretty much spot on :wink: