The comedian-turned-activist appeared on stage at the anti-austerity
march in London on June 20, which grew in a crowd of a reported 250,000
people. The rally was to protest against the latest wave of government
spending cuts from the Conservative government.
Not everyone was
pleased to see Mr Brand participate: while he famously said that he was
against voting, he interviewed former Labour leader Ed Miliband before
the May election and came out in support of the party, while telling
people to vote Green in Brighton.
Such a u-turn was not welcome by
a small group of people who hurled abuse Mr Brand as he awaited his
appearance on stage. One person shouted, "Sell us a book on revolution
and then tell us to vote Labour? You're a turncoat!"
Another vocal opponent of Mr Brand shouted, "This is a man who thinks
the aristocracy has the same f***ing problems as us. F*** him. He
should not be on a stage Ask them how much they paid him? You have no
f***ing place here!"
Not that the two incredibly vocal individuals
had much of an impact on Mr Brand, who tweeted plenty of pictures of
anti-austerity marchers who supported his presence at the rally and his
invitation to speak in Parliament Square:
The protest at the weekend began outside the Bank of England and ended
at Parliament Square. It was one of the biggest anti-austerity events in
recent years and the first major protest since the new Government was
formed.
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