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Sorry we Missed You - Ken Loach's new film on the Gig Economy

Geoff Riley

21st June 2019

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Ken Loach's new film "Sorry we Missed You" is s searing follow-up to the much-acclaimed "I Daniel Blake" and focuses on the lives and work of families in the Gig Economy in the North East of England. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May and is due for general release in the UK in November 2019. Here is the trailer.

Sorry we Missed You - Ken Loach's new film on the Gig Economy
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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