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Russell Brand says we might be witnessing 'the end of democracy'

'Although it may be hard to observe in the timeframe of one human life'

Jack Shepherd
Friday 12 May 2017 09:00 BST
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Russell Brand
Russell Brand

Having once been a box-office pull and Television show host, Russell Brand’s political campaign has been the star’s central agenda for many years now.

During the 2015 election, Brand was outspoken, interviewing Labour’s Ed Miliband — for which the leader received much criticism — and endorsing the left-leaning party.

Having stepped away from the limelight, Brand is back, and just in time for the 2017 general election that will decide how the UK leaves the European Union.

Speaking to NME, the ex-film star decided not to reveal who he’d vote for but spoke how democracy as we know it ends.

“My opinion on voting is evolving,” Brand told the publication. “We might be witnessing the end of democracy, although it may be hard to observe in the timeframe of one human life.

“It makes you question whether any real change can be delivered. Having said that, if you listen to the pledges that the Labour Party are making, they are talking about collecting corporate taxes, cancelling tuition fees, getting rid of zero-hour contracts. Which is weird, because it was only two years ago that there were two centrist parties.”

Catch Brand’s Re:Birth tour going around the country until 2018.

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