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Dear All
Last week, I got a call from my manager at work asking if I’d be
happy to be interviewed by Newsnight about working as a young
single parent.
Of course I’d be happy to do that, being a working mum is
something I’m proud of but I didn’t expect to be personally
scrutinised.
So I was devastated to see the interview that went to air on BBC2 on Wednesday that had been
edited to make it look like I was an unemployed scrounger, questioned why I didn’t live with my
parents and made no mention of my job with Tower Hamlets Council.
I’ve worked since I was 16 and I only get help towards my rent because it is so high. The way that the
programme has portrayed me is totally unfair so I’ve started a campaign on Change.org asking
Newsnight to tell me why they felt it was OK to humiliate me in this way and publicly apologise for it.
Please click here to watch the interview and add your support.
In the full interview, the reporter even asked me if I thought it was right to have had my daughter. I
couldn’t believe the question. I am proud of being a working mum. I do my very best, and these
questions were really offensive.
Please join me in calling for a public apology from Newsnight and ensuring that others aren’t inaccurately represented.
Thanks,
Shanene Thorpe |
