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Ken Loach’s McDonalds hypocrisy

Anyone lusting after a McChicken sandwich will be left disappointed today, as McDonald’s employees go on strike to protest against low pay. As they man the McBarricades, they will be heartened to see veteran filmmaker and Corbyn devotee Ken Loach’s film team, Sixteen Films, come out strongly in favour of the strike. They urged Loach’s followers on social media to watch a video about the protest and retweeted several messages of solidarity and support.

Mr S wonders though if they know about their own boss’s chequered past when it comes to McDonald’s. After all, the director has been happy to take money from the fast food giant when it suits.

Yes, while the director is most known for his harrowing films about poverty such as I, Daniel Blake and Kes, Loach sacrificed his principles in 1990 to direct a commercial for the corporation when he was short of cash. Readers may remember the ad itself:

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