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We have to be careful how we pre-judge these, he added.

Ive seen progress but we all have to be committed to change.

Brand worked for BBC radio between 2006 and 2008 before being fired after prank-callingFawlty Towersactor Andrew Sachs granddaughter.

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Brands representatives have not responded to repeated requests for comment.

The relationships that I had were absolutely always consensual, he said.

I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent.

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And Im being transparent about it now.

We are in a bit of a second age here, he added.

People are beginning to reflect on where this all leaves us and what the quality of the debate is.

Davie added that were clearly in a battle and stressed that relevance remains the challenge.