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The comedian, he said, was one of few people capable of getting young, disaffected voters back on board.

He also said he felt critics of Brand’s "revolution" were simply envious of his position – despite admitting that if we were to adopt his theories on political reform, it would likely end in "total global chaos".

"So much of this vituperation is obviously motivated by jealousy, of his success, his easy good humour, his string of beautiful and intelligent girlfriends, his Hollywood lifestyle, etc," he wrote in his column for The Telegraph.

"The second [reason for siding with Brand] is that he genuinely seems like a nice chap. A while ago he came to film Question Time in City Hall and made a good impression on everyone – chatting in the lift, introducing us to his mother etc – even if someone afterwards said that he did nip off to the gents for a long time."

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