Producerdirector duncan staff shot some great still photographs of people, from baby boomers, generation x individuals, to millennials and we. The programme which was shown last night can be viewed online. On 11 april 2016, the television programme dispatches. An episode of the channel 4 documentary series dispatches broadcast on monday 19th january 2015 featured what was described as an investigation into umbrella companies. Ghb is a silent killer which is killing hundreds of gay men per year and receives little attention even though at the very least users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse.
The department for work and pensions dwp is investigating concerns raised by this weeks dispatches. Monday 8pm channel 4 michael buerk investigates the pensions crises facing us all. A video extract from a channel 4 investigation that claims top estate agents in the wealthiest postcodes in britain are willing to turn a blind eye to. How to blow your pension channel 4 was a dispatches report in which im a celebritys jungle escapee michael buerk investigated upcoming changes to the pension industry. The ten best tv shows to watch this week, from andy murrays. It was on channel 4 and part of the dispatches series. Channel 4s dispatches shows pip assessor mocking disabled. First things first, i rate dispatches incredibly highly. If youre stuck for ideas, michael buerk has suggestions for how you can splash out. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987.
Twothirds of frontline department for work and pensions staff have said the rollout of crisishit universal credit should be stopped. The regulator of social housing has issued the following statement in response to the channel 4 dispatches programme, new landlords from hell, aired on monday 25 march. The dispatches programme on the work of the financial ombudsman service gives an unfair impression of us. The recently broadcast dispatches investigation aired on channel 4, showed video with synced. The wealth gap between young and old has become a defining feature of modern britain. Vc on channel 4 dispatches university of leeds ucu blog. Dispatches how to blow your pension like many in the pension world i tuned in to channel 4 on monday night to watch the latest tv programme to focus on pensions, dispatches how to blow your pension.
And an exclusive poll of the staff employed to administer the new system reveals widespread discontent at the department of work and pensions. It was a programme about the personal independence payment pip, and the assessments carried out to determine the entitlement of claimants to this benefit. The program featured many of the great and the good from the pensions industry as well as a a brief interview with steve webb, the pensions minister. Former work and pensions secretary, iain duncan smith, cut billions from the welfare budget. Anja popp goes in search of the truth about crimes linked to traveller sites. Earlier this week channel 4s dispatches program looked into retirement and asked.
We were horrified to see the malpractice in the pip assessment centre as witnessed by an undercover assessor working for channel 4. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. In july, castle village starred in channel 4s awardwinning current affairs programme, dispatches. Nearly half a million ppi victims could have had claims. Capita faces fresh calls to be stripped of pip contracts. You dont even have to shop with it, although, obviously, all these things help. She talks to members of the public who have experienced crime waves and intimidation, goes out on patrol with police.
Presented by jane moore, channel 4 said the programme reveals some of the tactics deployed to get debtors to pay up, and talks to those unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of this treatment. Most dwp frontline staff say universal credit should be. Dispatches follows three families to show what life is like if theres not enough money for lifes essentials. Fos staff who dont understand financial products, are pressured to turn down complaints and side with banks or financial providers. He kindly permitted me to publish them in a blog post.
Channel 4 dispatches undercover investigation finds major flaws in ombudsman operation. Channel 4s dispatches shows pip assessor mocking disabled people as fat an investigation has been called for into abuse of power at the company. Channel 4 s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. In july, our wonderful hertfordshire based castle village starred in channel 4s awardwinning current affairs programme, dispatches. Shocking failings at financial ombudsman uncovered. Michael buerk, still working at 67 fronted the channel 4 dispatches programme asks what pensions are really worth.
The operation was set up by channel 4 dispatches, whose mole spent seven weeks at the department for work and pensions dwp bolton universal credit contact. Unfortunately, the documentary did not show how the vast majority of compliant umbrella companies work for the benefit of many thousands of highly skilled workers across the uk instead it showed how some. Cate brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen. Monday 12th march 8pm channel 4 a dispatches undercover investigation at the financial ombudsman service has found that staff with inadequate training or understanding of financial products are.
The claims will be aired on channel 4s dispatches, presented by paralympian ade adepitan, shown, and are set to further discredit the governments planned overhaul of. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a. Ahmad, who worked for bbc news, channel 4 dispatches and as. Channel 4s dispatches sees government benefits assessors. Last nights episode of dispatches the great benefits row was truly shocking. Open market option advice in coleraine, portstewart, ballymoney, bushmills march 11, 2014. Whats your pension really worth channel 4 dispatches. With morland sanders, antony barnett, tazeen ahmad, deborah davies. I asked one of my peers in england for his thoughts on this recent program. Capita faces fresh calls to be stripped of pip contracts after documentary. A channel 4 dispatches programme has unearthed evidence that, at a time when lecturers are taking industrial action over potential cuts to their pensions, those charged with running many of the. Channel 4 investigation claims top estate agents are. Retirement villages stars in channel 4s dispatches.
Carillion was run like a ponzi scheme amid culture of. From shrinking toblerones to a price row between tesco and marmite, dispatches investigates brexits impact on the prices and. She was the uk pensions minister from 2015 16 and is a member of the house of lords where she sits as baroness altmann of tottenham. Nearly half a million ppi claims could have been wrongly rejected by the financial ombudsman service, an investigation by channel 4 claims. Undercover reporters for channel 4s dispatches programme showed some staff to be ignorant of their briefs and prepared to take shortcuts to clear their backlog of cases. The investigative tv programme dispatches has been investigating celebrities who accept payment in return for supporting a charity. The group launched a distributeddenialofservice ddos attack on the department for work and pensions dwp website on friday afternoon after a. There has now been a relentless slew of media reports about safety at ryanair. It involved an examination of vcs pay, perks and expenses.
Carillion was run like a ponzi scheme amid culture of fear channel 4s dispatches programme makes series of claims in new investigation to be aired tonight. Shocking failings uncovered at financial ombudsman. Theres also a dispatches investigation into why children are growing up on the. Ryanair rejects channel 4s claims as hearsay ryanair has rejected allegations by channel 4s programme dispatches about its fuel policy and safety record, saying they were published in an unfair, unbalanced and inaccurate programme. Our role is to investigate disputes between financial businesses and their customers making impartial decisions based on whats fair and reasonable in each individual case. Within the 30 minute programme titled pensions and the price of growing old, presenter. Association response to channel 4 dispatches programme on. Editor fraser nelson investigates just how divided the country has become. Channel 4 investigates celebrities accepting payment from charities. Channel 4 dispatches the hidden world of lap dancing aired. A fascinating programme looking at whether property can deliver versus a pension and for the.
Former bbc and channel 4 journalist and news presenter tazeen ahmad has died at the age of 48. Following last nights channel 4 dispatches programme, the snp has said this should be a wakeup call for the next uk government who must take urgent action to tackle the child poverty crisis, immediately reversing the tories brutal austerity cuts and ending the benefit freeze. Sadly it was fairly predictable, with headline statements and little helpful information. Channel 4s longrunning, awardwinning investigative current affairs documentary series. Channel 4 dispatches and buzzfeed news join forces to investigate the impact of ghb, fronted by lgbt editor patrick strudwick. Complaints put consumer watchdogs on watch financial times. Fos under pressure after channel 4 dispatches expose ros. As the cost of living rises faster than many pay packets and life expectancy increases, michael buerk asks what your pension is really worth c4, mon 18 nov. I do feel sorry for those who had invested their hard earned cash in to private pensions and now find themselves unable. The great benefits row, was broadcast on channel 4. Male, currently age 50, take benefits at age 65, pension growth at 4, 7% or 12% per annum, pension charges 0. Pensions and the price of growing old, the half an hour episode with journalist and newsreader michael buerk, explored the concerning problem of loneliness and vulnerability within the elderly population. Ive just finished watching last nights channel 4 dispatches special on the financial ombudsman service. As coronavirus takes hold of britain, dispatches investigates the longterm effects of the outbreak and asks how the deadly covid19 is changing britain in the long term.
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