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arista · 06-06-2015, 05:03 AM

In a Sweatshop

Hypocrite Brand's trendy tops made in Bangladesh sweatshop: Millionaire comic sells £60 sweatshirts from workers earning just 25p an hour

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3cFtPU03D

[Comic claims sweatshirts are 'screen printed and produced in the UK'
In fact label stitched into lining reveals they are made in Bangladesh
Factory staff described working 11-hour shifts for as little as £1.98 a day
Says profits go to good causes, so why is just £1.37 donated from £65 top?
The only 'good cause' Brand will disclose his own cafe in Shoreditch]

Brand is Evil.

He told Ed about the Big Corps taking Power
and now we find out the Hypocrite Brand is part of the problem.

Ammi · 06-06-2015, 05:31 AM

..I haven't read the article, I'll do it later but ouch in general when celebrities put their endorsements on things and don't thoroughly research them...

arista · 06-06-2015, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..I haven't read the article, I'll do it later but ouch in general when celebrities put their endorsements on things and don't thoroughly research them...

Of Course
but for him its Political

arista · 06-06-2015, 06:07 AM

Brands workers

[Last night Conservative MP Andrew Percy
suggested he ‘could have his merchandise made in Britain and support jobs for young people here’.]

T* · 06-06-2015, 06:51 AM

stupid **** tbh
I really dislike him nowadays

Crimson Dynamo · 06-06-2015, 06:57 AM

68 quid for a 5 quid sweatshirt that cost 20p to make

arista · 06-06-2015, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

68 quid for a 5 quid sweatshirt that cost 20p to make

Yes he is Evil

user104658 · 06-06-2015, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

68 quid for a 5 quid sweatshirt that cost 20p to make

This is hardly new though, £150 trainers put together for £2 by someone earning 10p an hour. That's just capitalism. Not here for the same people who celebrate western capitalism and democracy suddenly having a problem with the wider implications. Grrlbye.

Crimson Dynamo · 06-06-2015, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

This is hardly new though, £150 trainers put together for £2 by someone earning 10p an hour. That's just capitalism. Not here for the same people who celebrate western capitalism and democracy suddenly having a problem with the wider implications. Grrlbye.

Yes but Mike Ashley is hardly telling kids not to vote etc is he

JoshBB · 06-06-2015, 09:45 AM

1 - Do you honestly think Brand would be okay with this?? Definitely not.
2 - This is the Daily Mail. A right-wing newspaper, slandering a very left-wing politics-involved person. Think logically.
3 - If this is true it's gross but I highly doubt it

Crimson Dynamo · 06-06-2015, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoshBB

1 - Do you honestly think Brand would be okay with this?? Definitely not.
2 - This is the Daily Mail. A right-wing newspaper, slandering a very left-wing politics-involved person. Think logically.
3 - If this is true it's gross but I highly doubt it

http://www.russellbrand.com/trinkets/

JoshBB · 06-06-2015, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

http://www.russellbrand.com/trinkets/

What am I supposed to be looking at?

arista · 06-06-2015, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoshBB

1 - Do you honestly think Brand would be okay with this?? Definitely not.
2 - This is the Daily Mail. A right-wing newspaper, slandering a very left-wing politics-involved person. Think logically.
3 - If this is true it's gross but I highly doubt it

This is a Legit Story
What paper it is - Does Not Matter

user104658 · 06-06-2015, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Yes but Mike Ashley is hardly telling kids not to vote etc is he

True, but your post seemed to suggest that £5 tops being sold for £70 is in some way surprising... Which it isn't. It's not good, but it's not surprising. It's really the tip of the iceberg, also... Designer dresses costing several thousand cost piss all to make.

I'd be tempted to give Brand the benefit of the doubt here and say that he was probably just ignorant to the situation. Even if you don't believe that he's against it for ethical reasons, you have to believe that he'd know that being involved in this knowingly would damage his image and reputation. I just can't see it. Most likely it's been sorted out by one of his lackeys through a UK proxy who have made false claims about the production process and are actually just bulk importing.

Not that it's a great excuse, it seems like he really should have been checking up on this sort of thing, for the very reasons above.

JoshBB · 06-06-2015, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by arista

This is a Legit Story
What paper it is - Does Not Matter

Please don't tell me you're one of those people who believe everything they see in the media??

Kizzy · 06-06-2015, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

This is hardly new though, £150 trainers put together for £2 by someone earning 10p an hour. That's just capitalism. Not here for the same people who celebrate western capitalism and democracy suddenly having a problem with the wider implications. Grrlbye.

The mail slur campaign continues apace.

user104658 · 06-06-2015, 10:19 AM

From what I can gather from there, the sweaters are sold to them by a UK company who applies the "trews" branding, and it's that company who imports the blank garments from Bangladesh. So - whilst I still maintain as above that they should have checked into this very carefully before buying - it's perfectly feasible that the UK screenprinting company who makes the garments for them wasn't transparent (or even lied?) about the source of the blank items.

user104658 · 06-06-2015, 10:21 AM

With that in mind I agree with Josh (and Kizzy) that this is another blatant "daily mail smear". They havent even bothered to get any sort of comment from Brand or his representatives before publishing. Piss poor and biased journalism, as always from the Mail.