Millionaire Russell Brand ranted about rising rents in London even though he lives in a £2million bachelor pad owned by a firm based in a tax haven.
The comedian and self-styled revolutionary flew into a rage when it was suggested he is part of the housing problem in trendy Hoxton, east London, where he rents a £5,000-a-month loft.
The star, believed to be worth £9million, was helping deliver a petition on affordable housing to 10 Downing Street on Monday.
But Brand lost his temper during a housing protest in Downing Street when TV reporter Paraic O'Brien asked him whether the super-rich buying up property in London was driving up prices for everyone else.
The incensed star said he is 'part of the solution' and called the reporter a 'snide' for asking how much he pays in rent.
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Russell had a point.
ReplyDeleteHe isn't "buying" up property in London, so what's the difference what his rent amount is.
Apparently he did not forget his roots. So what if he is rich. Does that now remove his right to have an opinion on social issues?
Seems to me 8:01 missed the point. The question as I read it referred to the super rich buying up properties in London, not Mr. Brand specifically.
ReplyDeleteAnd the only logical conclusion is that yes, the super rich paying astronomical prices for London properties drives out the working class . You know, the same people he claims to champion.
Just another limousine liberal saying one thing and doing another.