Topic: Managing Money

Sterilise The Poor

What’s the best solution to the benefits crisis? A Councillor called John Ward once suggested on his blog that “breed for greed” mothers on benefits should be sterilised. This film shows a range of reactions to his controversial point of view.

Sterilise The Poor

Video length - 01.53

Published date - Mar 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Christmas in a Gutter – TrueTube takes to the streets to ask if Christmas makes people think more about those who live in poverty. The general public answer questions concerning how guilty they feel around the seasonal celebrations for the homeless, those less fortunate and the poor.

Christmas in a Gutter

Video length - 01.58

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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City Vs Countryside – One boy from the city and one boy from the countryside, two completely different lives. TrueTube follows both boys to find their opinions on where they’ve grown up, what they want to do with their lives and how their money should be spent.

City Vs Countryside

Video length - 2.46

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Down But Not Out – The story of a young girl’s experience of domestic violence and how it went on to affect her life. She talks positively of her new career path and new relationship despite her previous circumstances.

Down But Not Out

Video length - 01.49

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Planet Poor – Young activist Aled Fisher, for the Green Party, says you don’t have to have green stuff to have a green life: young people can make a difference to the environment even on a budget. Get involved locally and those who are most affected by environmental problems can become the ones empowered to change them.