Veteran socialist filmmaker Ken Loachβs new film I, Daniel Blake, tells the story of two people trying to survive under Britainβs increasingly cruel welfare system.
Many conservatives have claimed the film presents a βromanticisedβ view of the poor and that the harsh realities it depict are exaggerated β despite a large number of real-life examples similar to those features in Loachβs film. Below, comedian Mark Steel responds to Daily Mail columnist Toby Young, who said the film βdidnβt ring trueβ. It first appeared at The Independent.