Opinion
Anton Savage: Russell Brand may change the world, just not in the way he intended
Brand is the first high-profile person to cause Alphabet to behave like a real employer and take responsibility for the wider behaviours of those in its pay
Russell Brand has spent the last few years peddling himself as a wellness, mindfulness zen psychobabble guru, passionately seeking to change ‘Things’, challenge ‘Them’ and undermine ‘The Elites’.
The targets of this multi-millionaire’s wrath are drawn from the standard conspiracy theorist’s favourite pick’n’mix bins: governments, politicians, ‘mainstream media’, and Big Pharma. And, while it’s tempting to dismiss Brand’s snake oil, for his devotees it’s potent. As a case in point, many of them actually believe ...
