The revolution itself may not be televised, but on last night's edition of the BBC's Newsnight, viewers may have witnessed the start of one.
Actor-slash-comedian-slash-Messiah Russell Brand, in his capacity as guest editor of the New Statesman's just-published revolution-themed issue, was invited to explain to Jeremy Paxman why anyone should listen to a man who has never voted in his life.
"I don't
get my authority from this preexisting paradigm which is quite narrow
and only serves a few people," Russell responded. "I look elsewhere for
alternatives that might be of service to humanity."
And with that, the first shots of Russell's revolutionary interview were fired.
