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Is Rusell Brand a Lidl Lord Byron?

Did someone post this, back there? I didn't see it. http://www.russellbrand.com/2014/12/answer-time/

It is utterly naive to think that any media insitiution is capable of eliminating bias. The BBC's record on certain international affairs is appalling for instance, it's royal coverage is ridiculously biased. The key is to take your news from a variety of sources and always question their stances.

At the very least I think the left-leaning thing is vastly overstated. Once upon a time it was true but now the traditional left doesn't really exist in this country any more, the BBC has become a reflection of that. I'd be interested to see what the BBC would do if they were presented with a...

Nor do I http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/06/robert-peston-says-bbc-leftwing-bias-bollocks_n_5458619.html

As juvenile as it was, you did tee it up!

For one simple reason. Since Thatcher, including the "Labour" government, like America, we've become slaves to Milton Friedman. It's not even questioned here now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman A credible left wing alternative in this country would be a help. That might be The...

Even if you are right, which I don't actually think you are, so what? Why does it take a self-serving, supposed comedian to be sticking up for the residents of The New Era estate? Shouldn't someone else be doing that...

The problem with this debate is the two sides are talking at cross purposes and no one listens to each other. The viewpoints that immigration to this country is a benefit to GDP and that uncontrolled immigration has had a negative impact on the living standards of the traditional metropolitan...

I don't know which of these comments I despair of more. It was a decent soundbite, got a good reaction and will probably be the thing most people remember from the show. It's not going to change the world. Does Brand really wind you up that much US?

I think it was more some canny politiking as it goes. My suspicion is that the parties saw a doomsday scenario of Brand and Farage ganging up on the "mainstream" politicans. Therefore, we got 2 rising but not well known faces and most importantly they were female. No one wants to see a man...

Cameron's "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists" line set the agenda and played totally into Farage's hands. Conceited, lazy, politcs that showed awful judgement. It's biting him in the arse now. Politics in general is to blame for the popularity of UKIP currently. Both Milliband and Cameron...

I too was impressed by Camilla Cavendish and have been in the past. She did PPE at Oxford the same time as David Cameron so she's clearly a very smart lady, she went to Harvard and has won prizes for campaigning journalism around child protection issues. Let's just hope she doesn't get too...

So I was right then, Farage held his own. It appeared to me that idiotic woman shouting her mouth off ended putting Brand off. Thought it was a pretty good panel overall, no one disgraced themselves.

What's this obsession amongst Brand's opponents with referring to him as an ex-junkie? I don't get it. Isn't it something to be appluaded that he recovered from the disease of drug addiction and has made a complete success of his life. Doesn't that take immense strength of character? Isn't it a...

As much as I'd love to see that happen, I bet a penny to a pound it won't. Part of the reason his opponents haven't been able to deal with Farage is he's a far more canny operater than they give him credit for. Remember most of the UKIP reading press think Brand is the devil incarnate. I don't...

It's not as simple as that. Think of the voters that UKIP are courting, they all despise Brand. Even the historical metropolitan working class vote will think he's an arse despite him actually fighting their corner. I actually think Farage is in a no lose situation, if Brand gets on top he'll...

It'll make for some decent TV I reckon.