nope - see the post above
Russell Brand.
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nope - see the post above
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Considering he is worth around 20 million I think his London flat and lifestyle is pretty damn humble and modest, I think it's safe to say most other people (myself included ) would be having it large with 20 million in the bank!!
Instead Russell has decided to dedicate a lot of his time to help local people and community projects, not sure how anyone can knock that with a straight face???
Instead Russell has decided to dedicate a lot of his time to help local people and community projects, not sure how anyone can knock that with a straight face???
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He's always divided opinion. Some people just give him crap without actually having a look into anything he's said. People preaching that he does nothing while they sit in their underpants drinking gallons of coke and contributing absolutely zero.
well you could re-read that one perhaps but I meant this one with the further explanation:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=27357858&postcount=103
The area he grew up in or the area he lives now?
Soldato
I like russell brand 
Define worth though is that 20 million liquid cash 20 million in assessing including ip rights ?
Man of Honour
He's all talk. Uses unnecessarily convoluted sentences to try and make some sort of intelligent point but actually ends up saying nothing. Pure waffle.
He's like the typical school bully, taunts and taunts, and then when challenged can't fight his way out of a wet paper bag.
He's like the typical school bully, taunts and taunts, and then when challenged can't fight his way out of a wet paper bag.
Associate
This guy confirms my suspicions.
http://blog.squandertwo.net/2014/12/an-open-letter-to-russell-brand.html
http://blog.squandertwo.net/2014/12/an-open-letter-to-russell-brand.html
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Caporegime
I don't think he's bad in any meaningful way. He's unlikely to commit genocide or blow up Parliament or do anything interesting but he's in that uncomfortable position where he has a lot of money yet wears his West Ham top over his diamond-encrusted Gucci vest while telling people who have none of his life-benefits to not vote using painfully verbose speech.
I don't understand why he gets the media coverage he does, particularly in terms of politics, but he does so it is what is.
Thats a pretty excellent post.
Caporegime
lol yes it is !
Soldato
How do you know what I do?
Maybe people just don't want to talk to him?
Mark Twain:
Brand doesn't always get it right no, sometimes he makes me cringe and can be almost childishly naive. However he can also be eloquent and profound in his arguments and clearly his heart is in the right place.
He is one of the unique people in our society who has seen the gutter and the penthouse and for that reason his voice is worth something. Using the wealth and notoriety he now finds himself with to highlight issues is something to applaud.
I think he is sparking imagination about politics, in a climate of stagnant apathy how can this be a bad thing.
He is one of the unique people in our society who has seen the gutter and the penthouse and for that reason his voice is worth something. Using the wealth and notoriety he now finds himself with to highlight issues is something to applaud.
I think he is sparking imagination about politics, in a climate of stagnant apathy how can this be a bad thing.
Associate
I made an assumption, in the same way you don't know what Russell brand does no doubt. Enlighten me if I was wrong and you are using your status to give lesser people a voice.
I did say am I missing something in my op.
I will be stood corrected if he does.
He can be funny sometimes and I think in certain areas he has a valid and sensible discourse eg drug policy. Sometimes he has no argument so tends to resort to extensive use of vocabulary to hide the fact.
I would wager that was written by the media relations of the said bank rather than the alleged individual.
I would wager that was written by the media relations of the said bank rather than the alleged individual.
Soldato
Brand seems to ride a very high moral horse, but it all just seems like a "lot of hot air". He seems to be very good a criticizing others without having any real solutions other than constantly banging on about "bankers" and "the establishment".
He's amusing and eloquent in an odd sort of way but he does grate on me, he uses a lot of words but actually says nothing at all. He seems to think that using lots of big words makes him clever enough to play with the "big boys" but without any substance it just makes him seem foolish.
He's amusing and eloquent in an odd sort of way but he does grate on me, he uses a lot of words but actually says nothing at all. He seems to think that using lots of big words makes him clever enough to play with the "big boys" but without any substance it just makes him seem foolish.
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