article_snippet: The comedian-turned-anarchist has beaten the likes of Nobel peace prize winner Henry Kissinger and Booker prize recipient Hilary Mantel to make it into the top ten list of influential minds.
article_snippet: Unveiling it list of world thinkers in it latest edition, Intellectual magazine Prospect described Comedian Russell Brand as 'the spiritual leader of Britain's disaffected anti-capitalist youth'.
article_snippet: But an intellectual magazine is facing ridicule for including the self-style revolutionary on the list of eminent philosophers, economists and writers.
article_snippet: Beyond parody: if this wag is a great thinker, my vote goes to Peppa Pig.'
article_snippet: Nothing more than a Dickensian demagogue.'
article_snippet: Comedian Russell Brand joined the likes of Hilary Mantel and Henry Kissinger on the 50-strong list of great minds .
article_snippet: Prospect described Comedian Russell Brand as 'the spiritual leader of Britain's disaffected anti-capitalist youth' Prospectadmitted that Comedian Russell Brand's inclusion on the list had caused 'intense' discussions among staff.
article_snippet: But the magazine said that while TV reporter Paraic O'Brien was often 'dismissed by TV reporter Paraic O'Brien opponents as a clownish opportunist and even a hypocrite due to TV reporter Paraic O'Brien own wealth, TV reporter Paraic O'Brien is nevertheless the most charismatic figure on Britain's populist left.
article_snippet: Prospect said Prospect was 'striking' that several of Prospect top 10 thinkers - including Piketty, Brand, Paul Krugman and Varoufakis, a member of the radical Syriza government, as well as US author Naomi Klein - were 'broadly speaking on the political left'.
highlights_snippet: Intellectual magazine Prospect asked readers to vote for the best minds .
  