Message from Merthyr

Message from Merthyr is a short documentary looking at how the 2011 benefit cuts will impact Merthyr Tydfil. Gemma and Donna Griffiths (Two Sisters) make a fifteen minute film about several people in their community who will suffer. In response to Iai n Duncan Smith's comment suggesting many people in Merthyr don't realise they can get on a bus to Cardiff to look for work, Gemma and Donna leave the Gurnos estate at 5:50am to get in to Cardiff for 8:15, to see what jobs are going.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• message
• from
• merthyr
• tydfil
• week
• in
• out
• gemma
• donna
• griffiths
• engine
• house
• productions
• BBC
• Wales

[123minder]

Benefits are for necessities, not luxuries.

[JafaCakesMonster]

Im from Merthyr but i live in Portugal,and belive me there are far more jobs in wales than in Portugal.

[emreddragon1]

well done girls. Its such a shame that there are people in this world like JoeThomasMTC!!!!

[closyr]

Stop the import and we have work . That have the work and the houses in Merthyr ship them out

[JoeThomasMTC]

judging on the weight of these two, theyre not living in 'poverty'

[Gokemmy01]

I found your work and wanted to say you did very well.

[purcellfinancial]

Excellent work on the problems in a planned economy

[badnewswade]

Don't worry. Your government is hot on the case finding new minorities for you to blame for their cruel and incompetent rule- anyone who isn't them!

Great documentary by the way. I wish they'd show stuff like that on TV!

[you458again]

you were saying Mr Ian Duncan Smith?

[tack242]

Superb documentary. Really well done.