His television plays
Cathy Come Home (1966), and his film
Poor Cow (1967), caused national debate about housing provision, social deprivation, and lone motherhood. He has also directed numerous television plays in support of trade unionism, of which
The Big Flame (1969),
The Rank and File (1971) and
The Price of Coal (1977) are indicative. He also raised the issue of mental health provision and methods in his television play
In Two Minds (1967).
In 1990, he risked and subsequently received a battering from the establishment media for representing British state terrorism and the assassination of Irish Catholics in the north of Ireland in his film
Hidden Agenda. Loach’s
On British colonialism, antisemitism, and Palestinian rights
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Anti-Semitism accusations used in attempt to prevent Ken Loach speaking at Oxford University
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The JCR allegedly accused the college of failing to live up to its duty of care to Jewish students by inviting a known apologist for anti-Semitism to speak.
Hitting back, Mr Loach furiously denied the accusation of anti-Semitism, branding them recycled and false and based on persistent misrepresentation and distortion.
Why has Ken Loach been accused of anti-Semitism?
The claims of anti-Semitism against the 84-year-old director stem from when he directed a play in 1987 called Perdition, which accused some Zionists of collaborating with the Nazis.
He then said in 2009 that it was understandable that anti-Semitism existed, given Israel s past actions.
Frewin Quad plans At Frewin Quad, a total of 30 new student bedrooms can now be built, in a three-storey block where there is currently a small courtyard area. The plans for the quad also include refurbishing existing accommodation at Frewin Hall, a grade-II listed building. The ground floor of the hall will become a communal area, and the building’s Norman vaulted basement below ground will be used as study space. Philip Parker, the bursar of Brasenose College, said the site was an ‘under-recognised gem’ and would be enhanced by the plans.
A design drawing of Brasenose College’s plans for Frewin Quad. Picture: Oxford City Council