Ken Loach’s heartbreaking story about the reality of many people’s working lives brought Question Time to a standstill

Film-maker Ken Loach was on Question Time last night and told a devastating story about the reality of the so-called gig economy for many, many people working in the UK right now.

Here’s what the director of Kes and I, Daniel Blake said about a van driver called Don Lane.

“You tell me that is right, that a worker is so terrified to have a day off for sickness”

Director @KenLoachSixteen shares a moving story about the death of a gig economy worker. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/cNcoEDns39

— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) October 24, 2019

And here are just a few of the things people were saying about it.

Thank you Ken Loach. For your lifetime of commitment and perseverance in the face of injustice. 🌹

— Anne McGarry Marsden (@AnneMcGarryMars) October 24, 2019

"When there is despair, the people from the far right take advantage. We must say that another world is possible and necessary"
– Ken Loach#bbcqt

— James Foster (@JamesEFoster) October 24, 2019

I love Ken Loach. So honest. and uncompromising. His movie #SorryWeMissedYou is brilliant. Go to see it if you care about these issues; and if you don't. @KenLoachSixteen @bbcquestiontime

— Sheila Jones (@mssjones) October 24, 2019

Ken Loach shames cheerleaders for zero hours contract with a dose of reality. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/zymDOTfU9m

— It's Norm (@dcentralised) October 24, 2019

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