Hi John,
I'm sure you know the answer to your last question. As any reader of Private Eye will tell you, it is Richard Desmond, who also owns the Daily Express, Daily Star, Daily Star Sunday, Asian Babes, ...
He is also reported to have dressed as Hitler and harangued the chief executive of the Daily Telegraph in a German accent.
His first act on buying Channel 5 was to cut the workforce by nearly a third.
In 2010 he told Ian Burrell of the Independent 'I've got so much money it's ridiculous'
I'm not sure he will air Ruth Patrick and her participants' excellent film on any of his varied media outlets.
Best wishes
Nick
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If only this could be repeatedly broadcast by Channel 5 as some sort of tiny 'right of reply' response to its hour-long programme on Monday prime time, 'On Benefits and Proud', about 'people living off the state'. Talk about confirming prejudices! Who owns Ch5?
John VW.
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Dear All,
Today sees the launch of a short animated documentary about the lived experiences of welfare reform.
The film has been made by the 'Dole Animators' - a small group of benefit claimants with direct experiences of some of the recent changes to the benefit system. It builds on a small-scale qualitative longitudinal research project.
The film can be viewed at www.doleanimators.org
Please do watch it and leave any comments - either on the website or on twitter #allinittogether
Thanks and best wishes,
Ruth
Ruth Patrick
Doctoral Researcher
School of Sociology & Social Policy
University of Leeds
Tel: 0797 054 9801 or 01943 870 117
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