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To: The British Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast 'I, Daniel Blake' on BBC One ASAP
acquire the rights to Ken Loach's 2016 film 'I, Daniel Blake' at the earliest possible opportunity, and broadcast it nationally on BBC One
Why is this important?
'I, Daniel Blake' is the most important British film of this millennium, highlighting many pressing issues such as
- the absurd inhumanity of benefits bureaucracy
- how revenge evictions can have disastrous knock-on effects
- how the housing crisis impacts many children's educations and upbringings by forcing them to change schools
- the shameful prevalence of food bank dependency, and
- how some single mothers are forced into sex work through sheer desperation
the film should be mandatory viewing for anyone who cares at all about the plight of their neighbour. 'Cathy Come Home' made a huge impact 50 years ago by igniting public consciousness of homelessness, ultimately leading to the creation of Crisis. it was able to have such a profound effect because it was broadcast to the nation on BBC1; it is imperative that Loach's final film be given the same platform today
with over 3,500 people sleeping rough, over 73,000 homeless households living in temporary accommodation (of which more than 20,000 were forced to relocate), and more than 1.1 million three-day food supplies given out last year by Trussell Trust food banks alone, our country is truly in crisis
as TV licensees, we demand that the BBC plays its part in highlighting the severity of the situation, by acquiring the rights to broadcast 'I, Daniel Blake' at the earliest possible oppportunity
