I, Daniel Blake Director Ken Loach – Screenwriter Paul Laverty I do not normally go to cinemas, I would rather watch a film at home, but I made an exception to go to see I, Daniel Blake which won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in France earlier this year. I, Daniel …

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The government is in favour of replacing Trident at a cost of around £100 billion. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, one of the biggest supporters of replacing Trident in 2007, has admitted that the only purpose of maintaining the nuclear weapons system is to give Britain status.

  The poor have become poorer and the rich richer thanks to David Cameron and George Osborne’s new austerity policies. The most prosperous half of Britain has got wealthier due to Osborne’s reforms, while the poorest have become even poorer. Statistics, revealed by independent research by the University of Essex found that the richest half …

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