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‘There Is An Exploited Underclass That Is Being Continually Ignored. Welfare Is Being Slashed While Cameron And Osborne Defend The Rights Of Bankers To Continue With Their Bonuses’
'THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED' Huffpost

Why Russell Brand should not tell Grangemouth workers and other Britons their vote is worthless

The comedian says he's never voted - but Mirror Online politics panellist Tom Watson explains why voting can make a difference Mirror

Tory MP Michael Fabricant Says Russell Brand Is A 'Tw*t' Huffpost

Robin Lustig Huffpost

Russell Brand: Not Only Daft but Dangerous

Jamie Bartlett Huffpost
Was Russell Brand Right?

Robert Webb Rebukes Russell Brand For 'Political Revolution' Huffpost

Russell Brand might be better off actually trying to help the dispossessed

It's nice to see celebrities such as Brand and Robert Webb engaged in political debate, but few in showbusiness could even begin to handle the level of contempt that politicians face

Deborah Orr www.theguardian.com

Calling all comedians: stop writing tetchy open letters to each other

The public pseudo-conversation between celebrities such as Robert Webb and Russell Brand is excruciating

Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com

Russell Brand might be better off actually trying to help the dispossessed

It's nice to see celebrities such as Brand and Robert Webb engaged in political debate, but few in showbusiness could even begin to handle the level of contempt that politicians face
Deborah Orr www.theguardian.com

LIVE: Russell Brand In Conversation With The Huffington Post UK Huffpost

The question that Jeremy Paxman should ask himself

It turns out Paxman shares Russell Brand's disillusion with politicians. But there are unelected people, wielding greater power, who rarely get the rotweiller treatment
Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com

Grace Dent www.independent.co.uk
We could all stock up on cup noodles and corned beef and join Russell Brand’s revolution... if it wasn’t for the man himself

Hopefully Russell’s brand of revolution will involve a lovely big debating circle

Don't vilify Russell Brand – he's right to demand the impossible

I'm no fan of the comedian – but I am delighted at the way he has given the political establishment a massive kick up the behind
Suzanne Moore www.theguardian.com

Russell Brand: we deserve more from our democratic system
Following his appearance on Newsnight, the comedian explains why he believes there are alternatives to our current regime
Russell Brand www.theguardian.com

Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com
Jeremy Paxman is as much 'stuck in' politics as you or I, Nick Clegg
To cast the Newsnight presenter as a parasite reveals Clegg's alarming delusion that politics is only done by politicians