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Russell Brand

  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault

    Charges relate to incidents that allegedly took place at locations including MTV and a Labour conference

    Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court on Friday
  • Friday, 2 May, 2025
    Russell Brand appears in court charged with rape and sexual assault

    Charges relate to incidents that allegedly took place at locations including MTV and a Labour conference

    Russell Brand arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
  • Friday, 4 April, 2025
    Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

    Comedian charged by police over alleged conduct between 1999 and 2005

    Russell Brand speaks on stage at a conference in Tennessee
  • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
    Jemima Kelly
    Dividing the world into heroes and villains does us little good

    We need to be able to speak in nuanced terms, including about Russell Brand or Donald Trump

    Illustration of the outline of a person divided down the middle with half in white on a black background and the other half in black on a white background
  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    John Gapper
    Russell Brand learnt his tricks in television studios

    Broadcasting takes the recipe for abuse of power and sprinkles on celebrity

    Russell Brand on stage wearing a waistcoat and trilby hat holding a microphone to his mouth and pointing at the audience with the other hand
  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    Sexual misconduct allegations
    Russell Brand blocked from making money on YouTube following sexual allegations

    BBC launches internal review into comedian’s conduct and removes some of his content from its site

    Russell Brand on Youtube
  • Monday, 25 September, 2017
    UK politics
    Momentum steals limelight from Labour conference

    Grassroots group earns grudging respect from even its opponents in UK’s opposition party

    24/09/2017 Picture by Charlie Bibby for the Financial Times Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, talks to an audience at the World Transformed alternative conference organised by Momentum as the Labour Party conference in Brighton gets underway today.
  • Friday, 17 March, 2017
    ReviewLife & Arts
    Podcasts: introducing the new, likeable Russell Brand

    The comedian and presenter’s new series is refreshingly calm and thoughtful

    Russell Brand with Professor Paul Gilroy of King's College London
  • Friday, 26 February, 2016
    FT AlphavilleDavid Keohane
    Further reading
  • Friday, 13 November, 2015
    ReviewLife & Arts
    Brand: A Second Coming — DVD review

    Documentary traces the comedian/activist’s improbable rise from down-and-out to darling of the left

    Brand: A Second Coming
  • Monday, 17 August, 2015
    Property sector
    High-profile Hoxton rebels given means-tested rents

    New Era estate residents who fought off private equity to be given new contracts

    LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Comedian Russell Brand joins residents and supporters from the New Era housing estate in East London as they demonstrate against US investment company Westbrookís plans to evict 93 families on December 1, 2014 in London, England. The protestors have taken their demonstration to Westbrooks Headquarters in Mayfair and plan to present a petition to the Prime Minister. WestBrookís are said to be planning to evict the tenants, refurbish the estate and re-let the flats at full market value. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  • Thursday, 7 May, 2015
    Westminster blogWorld
    Today in the election
  • Monday, 4 May, 2015
    UK general election
    Russell Brand embraces voting to back Ed Miliband

    Comedian turned polemicist reverses previous anti-voting stance

    Russell Brand interview with Ed Miliband on the Trews
  • Friday, 1 May, 2015
    UK general election
    UK parties seek elusive youth vote in final days of campaigning

    Given the closeness of the race, whoever gets young people to the polling booth has much to gain

    Russell Brand interview with Ed Miliband on the Trews
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2015
    UK general election
    Ed Miliband eyes youth vote with Russell Brand interview

    Good-natured 15-minute meeting sees Labour leader asked how he would tackle ‘unelected elites’

  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2015
    UK general election
    Miliband to shift campaign focus back to cost of living

    Labour leader meets Russell Brand in effort to reach young voters

    Russell Brand interview with Ed Miliband on the Trews
  • Monday, 20 April, 2015
    UK small companies
    Audioboom sets new subscriber record

    Best ever month follows exclusive content deal with actor and comedian Russell Brand

    LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Comedian Russell Brand joins residents and supporters from the New Era housing estate in East London as they deliver a petition to 10 Downing Street during a demonstration against US investment company Westbrook's plans to evict 93 families on December 1, 2014 in London, England. The protestors have taken their demonstration to Westbrooks Headquarters in Mayfair and plan to present a petition to the Prime Minister. Westbrook's are said to be planning to evict the tenants, refurbish the estate and re-let the flats at full market value (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  • Tuesday, 23 December, 2014
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Sainsbury’s Christmas truce advert defended under heavy fire

    Military historian and brand specialist back grocery chain after hundreds complain

  • Friday, 19 December, 2014
    Property sector
    US private equity beaten by Russell Brand

    Victory for protesters after high-profile affordable housing campaign

  • Friday, 12 December, 2014
    World
    Politicians should ask themselves what Brand’s got that they haven’t

    From Sierra Hutton-Wilson, Evercreech, Somerset, UK

  • Friday, 12 December, 2014
    FT AlphavilleEquities
    Reminding readers about the existence of Russell Brand…
  • Wednesday, 5 November, 2014
    Michael Skapinker
    Russell Brand may irritate but many are listening to him

    There is some sense, among the nonsense, in comedian’s revolution

    Illustration by James Ferguson of Russell Brand
  • Monday, 3 November, 2014
    FT AlphavilleDavid Keohane
    Further reading
  • Friday, 31 October, 2014
    World
    Chomsky happens to think highly of the FT

    From Brett McCully, Oakton, VA, US

  • Friday, 31 October, 2014
    ReviewTelevision
    ‘Frankenstein and the Vampyre’, BBC 2

    Film retells the familiar story of those free-thinking literati and their ghost story competition at a lakeside villa

    Programme Name: Frankenstein and The Vampyre: A Dark And Stormy Night - TX: 01/11/2014 - Episode: n/a (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: Byron (ROB HEAPS) - (C) Oxford Scientific Films - Photographer: Mira Aroyo
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