Ken Loach has carved out a name as something of a Corbynista luvvie. The director put together a droning, hour-long promotional film for the Labour leader last year. And Corbyn returned in kind by offering a glowing review of his pal’s recent I, Daniel Blake movie, which he urged people to go and see.
This week, Loach stepped up his campaign against the Tories by criticising the Government in a speech at the Baftas, saying the Conservatives ‘must be removed’ from office. Loach also made it clear whose side he was on in the battle between the wealthy and the poor:
‘And in the struggle that’s coming between the rich and the powerful, the corporations and the politicians that speak for them, and the rest of us on the other side, the film-makers know which side they’re on.’
But can Loach really be described as being on the ‘other side’ of the rich and powerful? While Loach’s biopics tell the story of the downtrodden working classes, the director’s business details appear to paint a different story.
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