article_snippet: Comedian Russell Brand then appeared to launch a scathing attack on British charities, claiming British charities were 'part of the problem'.
article_snippet: Is charity part of the problem?'
article_snippet: Dr Karl Wilding, director of public policy at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, said there had never been a clear answer to where the responsibility lay between state and charities.
article_snippet: It's not clear what Mr Brand's proposed solution is.
article_snippet: Mr Brand's has, in Mr Brand's own particular way, highlighted an age-old philosophical debate about where the boundaries of the state's responsibility should lie, which has never had a clear answer . '
article_snippet: The star, believed to be worth £9million, was helping deliver a petition on affordable housing to 10 Downing Street to champion the cause.
article_snippet: The star said The star is 'part of the solution' and called TV reporter Paraic O'Brien a 'snide' for asking how much TV reporter Paraic O'Brien pays in rent.
article_snippet: Accused of being 'part of the problem' of rocketing housing prices, Mr Brand's, 39, said: 'I am part of the solution.'
highlights_snippet: Launched an astonishing attack on charity branding it part of the problem .
  