The Champagne Socialist Takes On Irish Water

Danielle Courtney | Contributing Writer Is Russell Brand at the forefront of a revolutionary political movement, or just promoting his new book? For the most part I’ve been blissfully ignorant of his recent controversies, but the general public have not. This week YouGov.com named Brand as the most despised celebrity political commentator in the UK, at 42 per cent negative contribution to political debate with a positive rating of only thirteen per cent. Yet his positive approval is higher than many other celebrities with significant public apathy like Bono, Leo diCaprio and George Clooney. In fact Brand’s positive score is only points behind public idol … Continue reading The Champagne Socialist Takes On Irish Water