Russell Brand

[royfromaus]

Tried putting up a link....

[andy-hughes]

naomi - // Piers Morgan is in no way a fan of Russell Brand but I congratulate him on that tweet.  He's absolutely right. //

I entirely agree.

Mr Morgan is a critic of Mr Brand, but that does not prevent his coment on the goverment's attempts to prevent Mr Brand pursuing his career while he remains uncharged, much less convicted of any wrongdoing, and he is correct.

It is monstrous that the government should attempt to interfere and influence anyone in this manner, and entirely against the concepts of justice and fair play that they, above anyone, should be seen to uphold.

[choux]

Dame Dinenage's lineage is daughter of Fred Dinenage. That is one heck of a letter to send out and there is no mistaking the content. I would be absolutely fuming if that edict went out  about me. For once, Piers is spot on, imo.

Just for the record, roy I did watch Dispatches the night of transmission.

[andy-hughes]

choux - // Dame Dinenage's lineage is daughter of Fred Dinenage. //

I wonder how Dame Dineage feels about her father profiting considerably from his close contact, and authorised biography of the Kray twins - murderers and criminals - from whom Mr Dineage made large amounts of money.

It appears she only has issues on an individual 'profiting from crime', when that inidividual is not a member of her own close family.

[andy-hughes]

Oh, and lest we forget, the Krays were tried, convicted, and sentenced, before Mr Dineage began his highly profitibale relationship with them.

[naomi24]

What did he do wrong then?  

[andy-hughes]

naomi - // What did he do wrong then?  //

Nothing - and so far, beyond accusation and a shed-load of assumption from the media, neither has Mr Brand.

 

[bednobs]

despite the fact he appears to be a complete and utter twitdick, i too am hugely uncomfortable in seeing someoen prevented for pursuing their career, trialled by sm and hung on the stength of someone's accusation.

Just like philip schofield, huw edwards etc

[perseverer]

For what it is worth, Fred Dinenage got his MBE well after he co-wrote the  Kray books.

[andy-hughes]

perseverer - // For what it is worth, Fred Dinenage got his MBE well after he co-wrote the  Kray books. //

 

I'm not sure it's worth anything, since it doesn't address the point I made.

Dame Dineage is overly keen to prevent an innocent man from pursuing his lawful trade, but appeared to have no issue with accepting the proceeds of crime - or at least the proceeds from the notoriey of crime, when the proceeds were landing in her dad's bank account.

[andy-hughes]

Canary - // 

Oh, so "I was playing a persona" is a defence for criminal behaviour now is it? //

Of course it isn't, which is a very good reason why I said nothing of the kind.

// You couldn't make it up. //

I don't - but apparently, you do.

[Peter Pedant]

what I wonder is that Russell Brand didnt foresee any of this considering all the Stars and the Future columns he writes

[naomi24]

AH, 14.04.  O sense talking about 'profiting from crime' then - and you don't know that Russell Brand hasn't done anything wrong.

[andy-hughes]

naomi - // AH, 14.04.  O sense talking about 'profiting from crime' then - and you don't know that Russell Brand hasn't done anything wrong. //

Of course I don't, neither do I know if he has done anything wrong, and neither does Lady Dineage, and that's my point.

You can't condemn somebody unaccused, never mind not tried and convicted, and try and use government pressure to deny him his living, that is immoral.