I, Daniel Blake Page #5

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You know, put it in his hand?

This is a call centre, sir.

Hey, Dylan. D'you want a shot

at the screwdriver?

What kills more people,

coconuts or sharks?

He likes bouncing that ball, doesn't he?

Pardon?

That ball.

He likes bouncing it, doesn't he?

Well, it started in the hostel

where we had only one small room.

Why d'you think he does that?

I think he's missing his friends.

But he also does it when he's angry.

People never listen to him,

so why should he listen to them?

There you go. And we don't need

any glue, nothing like that.

Now you give me a hand

and we'll stick this up.

Right, you go that end and I'll go this end.

And we'll stick this up here.

Yeah? Just pass it up here.

Aye, right. You do the bottom edge.

That's it.

The sun heats up all

the air in these bubbles...

And it'll keep your room nice and warm.

Can you go into my tool bag there,

there's a piece of cloth.

Can you open it?

Eh?

- What do you think of that?

- It's gorgeous.

Well it's a little present for

your new room.

- Now...

- Thank you.

- Where shall we put it?

- Up there, maybe.

Okay, hang on.

I'll get a hook and hang it there.

Yeah, what do you think?

It's great.

It'll look like you're under the sea.

And the sun will shine on them.

I think there will be fine, yeah?

I'll light these candles.

- Whoa.

- Yeah.

- Now hang on.

- That one's big.

It is. Now there's four candles. Right?

Mind you don't burn yourself.

I won't burn meself,

don't worry about that.

But thank you for thinking about us, Daisy.

Put that in there like that.

And I put this one in here.

Now there's four candles in there, right.

And they last for four hours.

I'll put this small pot over. Right?

Block the hole off up there.

And then I put this big pot over the top.

Now it takes a little while

but it'll take the chill off the room.

And if you just put your hand

over there now, you'll feel it, Daisy.

If you just put your hand over there,

you'll feel it starting to warm up.

- Huh, can you feel it? Yeah?

- A little bit.

- What about you?

- Yeah, a little bit.

Were you a soldier, Dan?

Was I a soldier?

Oh, more dangerous than that.

I was a carpenter.

Right, grub's ready.

- Yay!

- Go round that way then, Dylan.

Good boy. There's yours, poppet.

Right, put Sweet on there.

Sit down nicely then.

- And, Dan, this one's yours.

- Oh, no, not for me, thanks, no.

That's yours. All right?

Here you are. All right?

- Well, where's yours?

- I had mine earlier.

I'm just gonna have a bit of fruit.

You said that yesterday,

and the day before.

All right, eat up then.

Looks delicious but, you know,

it's a wee... It's a wee bit early for me.

Please, Dan. It's the least I can do.

- Thank you, Katie.

- All right.

What was that sound, Mum?

Oh, babe, one of the tiles just fell off

the wall in the bathroom

where I was cleaning it.

It's the middle of the night.

- I know.

- You should really get to bed.

Okay. I'm gonna go to bed.

I'm gonna go to bed.

I just wanted to

get all the cleaning done in there

so you can have a nice bath tomorrow.

You like a bath, don't ya?

Yeah?

So you're gonna go up

and get into bed and wrap up nicely.

Okay, good girl. Give me a kiss.

Go and get into bed.

- All right? Good girl.

- Promise me you'll get to bed.

I promise you I'm gonna go to bed.

- Good night.

- 'Night, baby.

Daniel Blake?

If you'd like to follow me, Mr Blake.

If you'd like to just take a seat.

This is the Claimant Commitment form.

You must commit yourself to spending

35 hours a week looking for work.

Now that can be newspapers, agencies,

and online via the Universal Job Match.

You just fill in the details.

But you must prove that

you've done this as well, mind.

Well I've been told by my doctor

that I'm not supposed to go back to work yet.

Then you should apply

for Employment and Support Allowance.

I have, but I've been knocked

back by some quack

and now I'm trying to appeal.

Okay. Well that's your choice, Mr Blake.

No, it's not my choice.

I've got no other form of income.

Do you want to sign this or not?

You just need to put your

signature here. I shall date it later on.

Thank you.

Now can I have a look at your CV?

"CV"?

You still don't get this, do you, Mr Blake?

This is an agreement between

you and the State.

No, you still don't get it.

- No, you must...

- I'm desperate to go back to work.

- If you're desperate to get back to work...

- Unless the doctor tells us...

You need to have an up-to-date CV,

in order to help you look for work.

Now, just hold it right there.

There's a CV workshop

that I would like you to attend

and it's this Saturday at 9:00.

No, thanks, I'll sort that out on me own.

No, Mr Blake. This is a formal direction.

You will attend if you want to proceed

with your Jobseeker's Allowance claim.

What happens if I don't?

Then you will be referred for a sanction.

Ten seconds.

Ten short seconds.

That's how much a typical employer

spends flipping through a CV.

Fact.

Sixty applications for every low-skilled job.

Fact.

For a skilled job, it's twenty to one.

Fact.

Costa Coffee advertised eight jobs.

D'you know how many applications

they got from that?

Over 1,300.

Fact.

So, what does that mean?

We should all be drinking

a lot more bloody coffee.

Yeah, d'you wanna share that with us?

I said, we should all be drinking

a lot more bloody coffee then.

This is serious business

and people have only got

one shot at this, all right?

Well if you can count, it's obvious.

There's not enough jobs. Fact.

Yeah, well, you'll be at

the back of the queue, won't you?

For those of us in the real world,

what that means is...

"You must stand

"out from the crowd."

Get noticed. Get smart.

It's not enough these days just to, er,

just to show you have the skills.

You have to prove

how keen you are. How dedicated.

Okay...

What I'd like you to do now

is to, er, format your CVs.

And, remember, all of these

have to be typed up in a clear font

in hard copy.

And we're also gonna need

a digital version for online.

And some companies,

they're demanding CV videos,

sent in by smartphone.

How about that?

Okay? Let's make a start.

Are you taking any blokes on, mate?

I'm a joiner, you know

I'm just looking for some work, you know.

Not at the minute. Er, all manned up.

Okay, can, can I give you my CV?

And then if you can get in touch...

- Excuse me, mate.

- Yeah.

D'you know if anybody's

taking anybody on round here?

Er, no, we're not taking anyone on.

Er, I'll tell you what you could do.

If you try about three units

up on the left there,

they'll probably...

They, they might be havin' one.

- Okay, thanks.

- Okay? Cheers, mate.

- Your best bet is to see him.

- Is he the boss? Him?

He's, he's the supervisor.

That's the boss there.

Excuse me, mate. D'you know if

they're taking anybody on here?

Have you got any jobs ganning?

No, you haven't?

Hey, mate, I'm looking for some work.

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