Part two of the Brand – Miliband interview is now out (you can see part one here). Complete with a previously un-released part of the previous interview (though it must be said that Ed struggles to get a word in through much of it), it includes an appeal by Brand for everyone to vote Labour – […]
Posts Tagged ‘Russell Brand’
Why Brand-ing Miliband was the right move
Apr 30th, 2015 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.A Frost/Nixon for our age? No, but the media reaction to Russell Brand’s encounter with Ed Miliband is out of all proportion to what was said. The actual content of the interview is pretty innocuous, at least from the standpoint of grizzled lefties and hardened politicos. Yet where Brand’s core audience are concerned, the teens to the […]
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Brand – Miliband: the interview (video)
Apr 29th, 2015 by Guest.The one you’ve been waiting for… Milibrand: The Interview. In this instalment of ‘The Trews: Politics Week’ Russell Brand meets Labour leader Ed Miliband to talk about the public’s frustration with government and how change can happen.
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Russell Brand v the Sun: long may the war continue
Dec 6th, 2014 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.When I was poor and I complained about inequality, people said I was bitter. Now I’m rich and I complain about inequality, they say I’m a hypocrite. I’m beginning to think they just don’t want inequality on the agenda because it is a real problem that needs to be addressed.” Normally something to pin on […]
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Russell Brand, Narcissist and Comrade?
Oct 27th, 2014 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.I’ve always had a soft spot for Russell Brand. Like many recovering Big Brother fans, I first encountered him on E4’s E-Forum, a side programme to Big Brother’s Little Brother, which in turn was an adjunct to the main event. But there was something about Brand that made him stand out even in those days. […]
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Russell Brand and Revolution
Oct 28th, 2013 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.“There is going to be a revolution, it is totally going to happen.” So said Russell Brand in his widely-celebrated Newsnight interview with Paxo. It would be tempting to view this as the naive aspiration of a dilettante celebrity taking five minutes out from his lavish lifestyle for a political dabble. But this would be a grievous […]
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Not the messiah
Aug 16th, 2012 by Lucy Reese.Yesterday was my birthday, and my very kind friend Lilah gave me one of the best birthday presents ever – surprise tickets to see the one and only Russell Brand. If I was being mean, I would say Russell was out on the prowl looking for sex – he’s been quite open about this tendency […]
