He claims to have given Russell Brand his first big break and was a tutor for the Saudi royal family - meet the man planning to run as an independent candidate for Brentford and Isleworth in next May's general election.

Lawrence Audini, of Orchard Road, Hounslow, says he will fight to curb the power of bankers and other establishment figures and return it to the common person should he be elected.

The 51-year-old father-of-one tutored the Saudi royal family from 2002-9 and, as a producer in the late 90s, hired the comedian Russell Brand to appear in a satirical sketch show he had written.

He intends to stand under the banner of his own Means of Exchange Party. His ambition is to create a more equitable financial system than the one we have, which he says is driven by the wild speculation of bankers acting as if they are above the law.

"Something has to change because we're going down a very slippery slope," he said.

"Only three per cent of money is created by the Government. The other 97 per cent is created by private banks for profit. Of that, just eight per cent is issued for production and the other 92 per cent is for speculation, which creates nothing.

"For the recent stress tests, banks only needed to hold between 3.5 and 4 per cent of their assets in capital (the threshold was 5.5 per cent). That means they're carrying 96 per cent debt, which would be unacceptable for you or me."

Mr Audini's varied career has not always been in keeping with that of an anti-establishment figure.

Having grown up on the outskirts of Manchester, he ran a Ladbrokes betting shop in the late 80s before becoming an area supervisor for McDonald's and a marketing executive for a cable TV provider.

Having grown disillusioned with pursuing what he describes as the 'Thatcherite dream', he quit to work as a volunteer for a charity helping disabled adults, which is where he met his wife, who was also volunteering.

He briefly worked in social services for Richmond Council before setting up his own theatre company, which staged plays in Edinburgh and at Hammersmith's Riverside Studios.

It was during this time in the late 90s that he hired Russell Brand to appear in the satirical sketch show Article 19: Just for Gags, in what he believes was the comic's professional stage debut.

Their relationship didn't last long. Mr Audini says he sacked Mr Brand after just one show because he 'just didn't get it'.

Despite their falling out, the wannabe MP says he respects Mr Brand's recent conversion to activism, and the publication of his book Revolution, in which the comic expounds his vision of a fairer society.

"He's very active now and I respect his ambition, but he's trying to change the system from the outside whereas I think it needs to be done from within," he adds.

Mr Audini then spent seven years in Saudi Arabia tutoring the royal family before returning to Hounslow, where he now works as a private tutor.

Bookmakers have installed Labour candidate Ruth Cadbury as the favourite for the seat of Brentford and Isleworth, ahead of the Tory incumbent Mary Macleod, with all other contenders considered rank outsiders.

Mr Audini says he was inspired to take his political bow after watching the news one day and realising he knew everyone featured, none of whom he says was a particularly nice person.

As for his chances of springing a surprise or even keeping his £500 deposit next May, he insists it will be a general election unlike any we have seen before, due to the growing dissatisfaction with the political status quo.

Although he is personally opposed to a third runway at Heathrow, he is reluctant to speak out on other big issues as he insists his role is to be a mouthpiece for the people.

Should he be elected, he plans to set up a panel of three representatives in each ward, who would be elected annually and would hold weekly meetings to be screened on the internet.

He claims this set-up, which is remarkably similar to the council's structure, would ensure local views are fed up for him to represent in parliament.

He says he would only take the London average wage, with the rest of his salary going to help administrate this system, and the public would be able to trigger a vote on his deselection at any time should they be dissatisfied with his performance.

His final promise is that he will refuse to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen and her heirs, as is currently required of all MPs.

"I won't take an oath to the Queen and her children. I will take an oath to my constituents and their children, because they are the ones I would have been elected to represent," he says.