Russell Brand, the British comedian turned political activist, has changed his mind and is now urging people to vote in Thursday's general election in the U.K.
According to the NY Times, Brand used his YouTube channel last Monday to tell his more than 1 million subscribers to back Labour Party's Ed Miliband. He further said that the Prime Minister David Cameron-led Conservative Party must be stopped.
Brand previously encouraged his followers to not vote. This last-minute change may just influence young voters who have read Brand's best-selling book "Revolution" and accepted his YouTube complaints on the power of big businesses and banks.
Known for his work in movies such as "Rock of Ages," "Arthur" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," the long-haired comedian has fought for the rights of London tenants and complained about callous capitalism. He interviewed Miliband last week for his YouTube channel.
In his video endorsement, Brand said that Miliband would not change things overnight but he would listen to people's complaints.
"My view is this: If you're Scottish you don't need an English person telling you what to do, you know what you're gonna be doing. If you live in Brighton, I think it would be travesty if we lost the voice of Caroline Lucas in Westminister out of government in this country. But anywhere else? You've gotta vote Labour, you've got to get the Conservative party out of this country," The Independent reported Brand telling his followers.
