I think that both of us are agreed that the royal mail is in an appalling state, and that something needs to be done. Benefit assessors caught mocking the disabled by undercover. Channel 4 s longrunning, awardwinning investigative current affairs documentary series. Dear alex mahon, ceo of channel 4 and melanie dawes, chief executive of ofcom, we write to you to express our anger and disappointment that on thursday 16th april 2020, channel 4 chose to air a show titled dispatches. Dear simon, thanks for responding to my article in comment is free. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Official twitter channel for the department for work and pensions. Dispatches is the british tv current affairs documentary series on channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. Channel 4 programme and other content 8,784 8,760 485.
One manager says they werent sympathetic when it came to dealing with pay day loan cases credit. 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. Where we disagree is in the idea that your programme actually addressed any of the issues. Mar 12, 2018 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. Viewing to channel 4 s tv portfolio was higher over the last three years 20062008 than at any previous time in the broadcasters history. If youre stuck for ideas, michael buerk has suggestions for how you can splash out. Usdaw revelations in tonights dispatches programme show.
Carillion was run like a ponzi scheme amid culture of. Mr ellison called a meeting with watchdog the pensions. Sadly it was fairly predictable, with headline statements and little helpful information. On thursday 16 th april, channel 4 are due to broadcast a hardcash production, dispatches. Dispatches is channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Open market option advice in coleraine, portstewart, ballymoney, bushmills march 11, 2014. 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. Over 2m people set to take advantage of new pension rules. Nearly half a million ppi victims could have had claims. Mar 12, 2018 nearly half a million ppi claims could have been wrongly rejected by the financial ombudsman service, an investigation by channel 4 claims.
Michael buerk investigates the pensions crises facing us all. The investigative programme which aired this week sent an independent snagging expert to assess a brand new house and found 295 faults. Having taken a sabbatical from personal finance journalism for the past 18 months, your leader writer can admit to having sat through almost the entire airing of last weeks dispatches channel. On channel 4 dispatches 19th january 2015 reporter morland sanders looked at lower paid workers in the uk. Britains invisible kids with anne longfield, the childrens commissioner for england credit. In july, our wonderful hertfordshire based castle village starred in channel 4s awardwinning current affairs programme, dispatches. Channel 4 s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Updated 23 january 2017 research for channel 4s dispatches suggests that the government has seriously underestimated how people will use their new pension freedoms. Retirement villages stars in channel 4s dispatches. With morland sanders, antony barnett, tazeen ahmad, deborah davies. Channel four television corporation report and financial.
Channel 4 s dispatches programme sent a psychiatric nurse through capitas 20year disability assessment training, where a senior staff member urged him to do as many assessments a. Fos didnt deserve the channel 4 treatment by justin cash th march 2018 10. The project has implications for britains million lowest paid workers, and this documentary investigates if advice and encouragement will help them earn more, or if financial punishments, also known as sanctions, are the best way to get the working poor off benefits. Raise the roof has gone on to produce 242 hours of television for channel 4. Channel 4 dispatches tells the inside story of a farright terrorist plot to murder an mp. On the day when a farright terrorist is convicted of preparing to murder an mp, and two others are jailed for membership of banned neonazi group national action, dispatches tells the inside story of how the killing was planned, and how that plan was. He kindly permitted me to publish them in a blog post. Please do not send any videos which indentify individual landlords or make claims concerning individuals and. Who took your pension dispatches channel 4 youtube. Nov 18, 20 in a programme to be broadcast on channel 4 tonight, pensions minister steve webb will accuse the insurance industry of taking advantage of loyal customers typically in their 60s who.
Why we need to worry more about pensions the independent. Apr 12, 2016 calls for government investigation after benefit assessors caught mocking the disabled by undercover reporter. It was on channel 4 and part of the dispatches series. May 03, 2011 choosing a backup generator plus 3 legal house connection options transfer switch and more duration. Just a heads up for anyone interested in having a look. Audience research shows that viewers strongly associate channel 4 with programmes that inspire change. Jan 21, 2015 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. Jan 12, 2015 the unregulated firm putting dubious debt advice adverts on snapchat. Ombudsman chief says she is unlikely to reopen cases. Over 2m people set to take advantage of new pension rules according to channel four programme, dispatches published. Supporting indies raise the roof from the early days hotdesking at channel 4 s glasgow office, the trajectory of raise the roof productions has been impressive.
Snags included a fire door that did not close, leaking sinks. West midlands police has taken account of this advice and explored options available to them and has now referred the matter to the. Management and financial advice association pimfa called for an. 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. As the cost of living rises faster than many pay packets and life expectancy increases, he asks what your pension is really worth. Aug 22, 2018 carillion was run like a ponzi scheme amid culture of fear channel 4 s dispatches programme makes series of claims in new investigation to be aired tonight. The truth about traveller crime in advance of the broadcast, sarah mann, director of friends, families and travellers said. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on.
The total cost of those programmes in 2004 amounted to. I do feel sorry for those who had invested their hard earned cash in to private pensions and now find themselves unable to provide for themselves in to retirement. The latest dispatches news for financial advisers and. On channel 4 dispatches 19 th january 2015 reporter morland sanders looked at lower paid workers in the uk. 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.
Mar 02, 2012 channel 4 dispatches aired a programme investigating this and revealed how event promoters are joining forces with secondary ticket sites and allocating thousands of tickets to sites such as viagogo and seatwave before the public even have a chance at buying them. Channel 4 s dispatches shows pip assessor mocking disabled people as fat an investigation has been called for into abuse of power at the company. Who took your pension dispatches channel 4 pensionrealitynews. Did the fire brigade fail the fbu has not yet seen the programme, but understands that it will be highly critical of the london fire brigades response to the grenfell tower fire. Michael buerk, still working at 67 fronted the channel 4 dispatches programme asks what pensions are really worth. On monday 18 february, channel 4 dispatches will air a programme titled grenfell. Nov, 20 michael buerk investigates the pensions crises facing us all. Its undercover dispatches team alleges staff at the servi. The revelation is part of a dispatches investigation into the company which has built thousands of homes across devon and cornwall. A damning investigation aired by channel 4s dispatches programme alleged widespread failings at the financial ombudsman service in the way cases were handled, stemming from lack of staff. More and more are now asking for help but 2 out of 3 people arent getting the treatment they desperately need.
As britains pensioner population soars, michael buerk investigates whether the public can continue to rely on the state to support us in our old age. Channel 4 s television channels attracted a total viewing share of 11. Channel 4 exposes britains pensioner care scandal published on 04 april 2016 04. Landlords from hell is on channel 4 at 8pm on july 4th. The tv chronicle by andy gibson channel 4 dispatches. From shrinking toblerones to a price row between tesco and marmite, dispatches investigates brexits impact on the prices and. Mckenna, channel 4 s factual presenters are experts in their respective fields, giving trusted advice and inspiring ideas on anything from the food we eat to the homes we live in. Carillion was run like a ponzi scheme amid culture of fear. Channel 4 dispatches aired last night, yet again scratching the surface and very light on detail skip to content call us on. Professional adviser and retirement planner are proud to host the 2020 women in financial advice awards, which will celebrate the achievements of women working within the financial advice. Dispatches goes undercover to examine wages and working conditions in british textile factories where. Weve gone for the handdrawn animated look here with a nod to l.
The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a. Channel 4 dispatches investigation into umbrella companies. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. Yet, the dispatches show on channel 4 is framed in a way that puts the whole of the. 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. You can write to us at channel 4 enquiries, po box 1058, belfast, bt1 9du we also. Apr 11, 2016 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 benefits system. I do feel sorry for those who had invested their hard earned cash in to private pensions and now find themselves unable to. You can write to us at channel 4 enquiries, po box 1058, belfast, bt1 9du we also have a widerange of faqs that you may find useful. The programme which was shown last night can be viewed online. Where to save your money channel 4 moneysavingexpert forum.
Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987. In britains pensioner care scandal airing on monday 4 april at 8pm on channel 4, undercover reporter jackie long examines the crisis in home care for older people, as part of an investigation by dispatches and the sunday times. A fascinating programme looking at whether property can deliver versus a pension and for the first time some real numbers comparing one versus the other. Earlier this week channel 4 s dispatches program looked into retirement and asked. 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. It is not a whole community that commits a crime, it is an individual. 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. Monday 8pm channel 4 michael buerk investigates the pensions crises facing us all. A dispatches investigation into the epidemic use of the drug ghb in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse. Earlier this week channel 4s dispatches program looked into retirement and asked. Channel 4s dispatches shows pip assessor mocking disabled. I asked one of my peers in england for his thoughts on this recent program. How to blow your pension did little to educate, but at least pointed you to independent advice. Their shocking story of poverty has emerged in a new dispatches documentary on channel 4 tonight at 10pm called growing up poor.
It is essential to seek independent financial and specialist property tax advice to ensure you have the right advice for your personal circumstances, whether you choose to invest in property or pensions. Maximising utility is good if you take into account the other options. Former pensions minister and consumer champion ros altmann said. Fbu responds to upcoming channel 4 dispatches on grenfell. Jun 08, 2015 just a heads up for anyone interested in having a look.
Most shockingly around 70% of what was identified on that list was in the inspectors view below the building regulations standard. Whats your pension really worth channel 4 dispatches. Channel 4 s dispatches programme makes series of claims in new investigation to be aired tonight. 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.
1356 587 547 475 897 1283 870 726 596 164 1279 887 704 1130 87 251 478 69 1200 547 866 1385 999 1220 933 1126 73 1203 1283 1120 1364 209 828 1221 787 543