Comedian Russell Brand has revealed his plans for a new chain of non-profit businesses which would boast their own currency . The left-wing activist was on the New Era council estate in Hoxton , east London , to open a new cafe today where he gave a speech - hours after he was voted one of the world 's greatest thinkers . Brand said he will donate all money from the paperback sales of his book 'Revolution ' , to The Trew Cafe , which will be staffed by recovering addicts undergoing 'abstinence-based recovery ' . Russell Brand spoke outside the Trew Era cafe , which opened today on the New Era council estate in Hoxton , east London . The left-wing activist told the 200-strong crowd that he plans to donate the money made from his book 'Revolution ' towards the cafe . It is also on the site where he previously helped locals protesting against rent increases and possible eviction despite living in a £2million bachelor pad owned by a firm based in a tax haven . Speaking outside the cafe , which is named after the estate fused with his YouTube show , The Trews , he said : 'It is a model that is not for profit , a fully self-supporting , new economic enterprise . ' He ambitiously claimed that he plans to set up more of these social enterprises , adding : 'Eventually we will trade with one another in our own currency . 'We are going to create our own systems , our own federations , our own currencies , our own authorities . ' He was joined at the opening by several local residents including Lynsay Spiteri ( right of Brand ) , Danielle Molinari ( far right ) and Lindsey Garrett ( left ) Brand claimed that he plans to set up more of these social enterprises which will trade in their own currency . The 39-year-old , who was joined by a crowd of 200 supporters , also accused mainstream political parties of abandoning people on inner city estates . 'As long as you have only got parties that are interested in causing division , hatred and representing big businesses , we will create our own systems , ' he said . 'Politics is dead , this is the end of politics . What we are discussing is what comes after , something worse or something better . ' He met with several residents today on the same site where he previously protested against rent increases and possible eviction . The stand-up act added that 'it is not a charity , it is a new business model ' , describing it as a place for local people to get together and eat food grown and made in the community . It came the day after he was named as the world 's fourth greatest thinker by readers of intellectual magazine Prospect . The self-styled revolutionary beat 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 . In its latest edition , Prospect described Brand as 'the spiritual leader of Britain 's disaffected anti-capitalist youth ' , but it has since faced backlash for including the anarchist on social media . Drayton Bird ‏wrote on Twitter : 'Beyond parody : if this wag is a great thinker , my vote goes to Peppa Pig . ' Tim Walker added : ' A generation or so ago , Bertrand Russell was considered to be a great thinker . Now , comically , it 's Russell Brand . ' The television and radio presenter lost his BBC Radio 2 slot over prank calls to actor Andrew Sachs in 2008 . Since then the millionaire attempted to re-brand himself as an anti-capitalist revolutionary , but it has been mired in doubt as celebrities including Simon Cowell accused him of hypocrisy . He accused the comedian of accepting large Hollywood film salaries whilst campaigning against the UK political system . The stand-up was named as the world 's fourth greatest thinker by readers of intellectual magazine Prospect .
Russell Brand was on council estate in east London opening a cafe today . He spoke outside Trew Cafe , which is staffed by recovering drug addicts . Left-wing activist said he will set up more enterprises using own currency . Self-styled revolutionary named world 's fourth greatest thinker by Trews .