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The government appears to be failing


The government appears to be failing the poor and needy, this film is highlighting the problems of coldness and lack of humanity of the system that some of society find themselves in, this film captures brilliantly the frustration of dealing with the DWP.

The benefit claim process seems to be deliberately difficult, so difficult that most claimants simply give up, unfortunately most of what we see in the film you can imagine actually happening. Do you think this film will make a difference?

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The government don't CARE about the poor and needy, only about their rich ilk.

And the film HAS made a difference already: The current Work and Pensions Secretary has announced an overhaul of the WCA, apparently after Ken Loach appeared on Question Time this week. But it'll be all for nought, I imagine.

Why are you here if you haven't seen the movie yet?

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Oh, there will doubtless be some troubled, wrinkled foreheads, followed by a lot of nodding and pursed lips, "We understand"s and "The problem is"s. They will find someone, somewhere, to make up a set of statistics which will prove that they're trying to ensure that 'this kind of thing won't happen again' - It will be a priority!

Somewhere along the line, it will be 'the previous governments' fault. Then, Jeremy (Trotsky) Corbyn will get another obligatory hammering - perhaps, because of the shoes he wears, or something else, equally as damning. The media will have had the opportunity, by this time, to reveal even more Benefit Frauds and immigrants who are, obviously, responsible for all the misery, in the first place. After which, they'll fill the front pages with news of the latest fatuous bint in Hollywood to have had a face-lift. With a bit of luck, that Trump bloke might become president in the USA - Now, that would bury this story, surely!

If it's resurrected, because of some inconvenient award, the British people might have started to count their blessings; at least they can die in a hospital, shortly after being informed they have been assessed as 'Fit for Work'. After all, the NHS is safe in their hands.

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There is no "appears" about it!

As to making a difference, Cathy Come Home didn't, really. Homelessness is worse than ever.

And yet some of us hope, and take what action we can.



There is no future in England's dreaming.

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Speaking from extensive personal experience, this film is very far removed from the reality of the situation it purports to reflect.

Complete fiction.

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