Ken Loach
Ken Loach
Kenneth Charles "Ken" Loachis an English film and television director. He is known for his socially critical directing style and for his socialist ideals, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty, homelessnessand labour rights...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth17 June 1936
running war people
In the end the privatisation of war is not acceptable. We shouldn't be issuing these sub-contracts to these contracting companies because the people who run them are making millions. There should be no relationship between ex-politicians and them, like John Reid and Malcolm Rifkind, who are now associated with contracting companies having been ministers of defence. That's unacceptable.
thinking names looks
I turned down the OBE because its not a club you want to join when you look at the villains whove got it. Its all the things I think are despicable: patronage, deferring to the monarchy and the name of the British Empire, which is a monument of exploitation and conquest.
past thinking views
History is contemporary. Your understanding of history confirms what you think of the present. It's not neutral. I would be very surprised if people with a different view of the present, don't take issue with my view of the past. I just hope that people deal with the content of the film.
anybody appalled bring closing funding harm valuable withdraw
I was appalled at the idea anybody would withdraw funding from such a valuable project. Closing it would bring harm to the whole community, so why do it?