A New Statesman article asks whether Russell Brand's conviction marks Britain's #MeToo moment: a jury at Southwark Crown Court found him guilty of one count of rape and three of sexual assault, and on 9 November he was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison, following the Sunday Times investigation its author joined in 2023. Reader comments debate whether David Walliams, uncharged, is being unfairly tied to Brand, with one urging the New Statesman to campaign for raising the age of consent to 18.