Cousin_Frothy wrote:
It appears not sincere when RB behaves differently to his words in such ways as hob knobbing with the elite and participating in public spectacles when on both cases his written and spoken 'narrative' is to disagree with such things.
'elites and concentrations of wealth' ...his GF is a millionaire.
'Public spectacles'..... Olympic ceremony.
hypocrite perhaps?
In 2002, Khan was listed at number 18 with £20m on the Evening Standard's young millionaires list.] In 2010, she purchased the country house of Kiddington Hall near Woodstock in Oxfordshire for a reported £15 million
Oh Russy we hate concentrations of wealth don't we darling...

As I said previously, I think it is not wise to go out with a Goldsmith. Surely pointing out some of the problems with the existing system is better than saying "well, I'm okay, so fuck everyone else", or even asking for more privileges, as the top banks and corporations do?
Also, as I said previously, if it was a tramp up there on Newsnight, all the people who are being critical of Brand would say "well, you're a tramp, of course you're pissed off with 'the system'". You really can't win either way.
I don't really have any faith in RB whatsoever, and I don't really trust anyone, but I don't really think it's fair to slag someone off because they've got money. I hang on to what money I've got, and I would like to think if I had the sort of money he had that I'd do something big to help the less fortunate, I do something small now, but I can't possibly claim that I'd give every penny away, and I doubt anyone else would either. That doesn't mean I don't want to see a more level playing field in society, in fact the existing society sickens me. If I appeared on Newsnight, would it be thrown back in my face that I have more savings than most people in Britain (not in itself difficult when the average household savings are about £1,500)? I can remember Chumbawamba being slated in the press for talking about social issues, while owning a house and apparently being 'middle-class'. Who exactly is entitled to an opinion?