Harry Robson

The more I read about the Russell Brand case, the more I start to doubt the accounts. Below are details of the r*pe charge Brand was convicted of, and they raise important questions: The two (accuser and Brand) discussed anal sex before having it. She told Brand it was her “first time.” Her friend testified that the accuser admitted she had agreed to it, telling Brand to “be gentle.” When a reporter first contacted the accuser about Brand following the Dispatches documentary, she said: “I’m not sure my story has much in it. I was an idiot, young and stupid, probably as much to blame.” I’ve never liked Brand. I’ve always found him pretentious, crass and, as he has admitted himself, a complete degenerate and deviant. He was annoying when he was a revolutionary Communist, and when he was a ‘right-wing’ conspiracy theorist (strange how these charges occurred as soon as he switched political affiliations). Having said that, none of these things mean Brand is a r*pist. Regardless of his past, going by his wife’s testimony, Brand has been a loving father to both his wife and children. We need to ask ourselves the following questions: What does it say about a system that convicts a father of young children of a charge where the evidence is lacklustre at best- with no physical or forensic evidence, simply hearsay- 20 years after the fact, but allows foreign rape gangs to roam free for decades, despite mountains of physical and forensic evidence? Why have we become immune to the idea that, actually, yes, it is possible for women to lie? Are we comfortable with setting a precedent that you can accuse any man of whatever you want and expect him to be punished, regardless of the evidence to hand? Why do we charge independent journalists with contempt of court for reporting on cases, but not the mainstream press, who routinely bias juries via their reporting? Modern British ‘justice’ has become a lynch mob, where public opinion, naïve juries and the media decide convictions. It is farcical. To speak frankly, if you’re not brown and/or a woman, don’t expect justice and fair treatment in 2026 Britain.