BOOM! Gorgeous George Galloway...a thread for all the fedora hatted ones words of wisdom....

[Fab Foodie]

Well, with the result of the Rochdale bye-election, we now have a prime disruptor in the HOC with Labour bound to suffer more than the Cons!
Sure to be some fireworks.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/01/george-galloway-wins-rochdale-byelection

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...oway-rochdale-keir-starmer-left-labour-muslim

 

[albion]

Whilst he is right about Israel being an apartheid state, other religions seem to have more extremes, Iran, Afghanistan and even India coming to mind.

 

[Beebo]

He’s now won 3 bye elections as an independent. Each time as an antagonists on a single issue.

What Farage wouldn’t do for his ability to get elected.

I dislike the guy and his views, but have a grudging respect for his chutzpah (a good old Yiddish word).

But it’s very easy to shout your mouth off when you have absolutely no chance of being in power.

 

[Ian H]

I suspect the reality is that he'll soon get bored, then disappear at the erection election.

 

[BoldonLad]

Whilst he is right about Israel being an apartheid state, other religions seem to have more extremes, Iran, Afghanistan and even India coming to mind.

Could you give examples of the "apartheid state", ie, are housing areas legally segregated based on race and/or religion, is public transport similarly segregated, is the right to vote determined by rave and/or religion, are there laws relating to marriage between those of different race and/or religion ?

 

[Ian H]

Could you give examples of the "apartheid state", ie, are housing areas legally segregated based on race and/or religion, is public transport similarly segregated, is the right to vote determined by rave and/or religion, are there laws relating to marriage between those of different race and/or religion ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid

 

[BoldonLad]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid

Thank you. More than a few Countries who would qualify on similar criteria, but, of course, that does not make it right.

 

[Beebo]

MI5 are very worried about his security access to privileged information in the HoC.

As he has connections with Russia and Iran, having worked on both their TV news shows, so he’s a spy risk.

He’s also an apologist for Putin in Ukraine.

 

[Ian H]

MI5 are very worried about his security access to privileged information in the HoC.

As he has connections with Russia and Iran, having worked on both their TV news shows, so he’s a spy risk.

He’s also an apologist for Putin in Ukraine.

I'm surprised they haven't recruited him.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

I'm surprised they haven't recruited him.

They told me they had.

 

[the snail]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtK-tVhCvjY

 

[classic33]

At the local count in 2015, waiting on the boxes to arrive and the count to start, when the news came in that he'd been "escorted out" of the count by the police, having lost.

Found out via a post in the politics section on cyclechat. Caused a bit of a stir at the count.

 

[cookiemonster]

I can't see MI5 being very happy with this.

 

[Deleted member 121]

Towing the Putin line nicely. Right down to the "Special Military Operation" shtick whilst in the same sentence presumably accidentally acknowledging that it is in fact a bloody war. I'd stay away from windows and staircases if i were George. Im sure RecordAce will be along to clear things up as soon as the red army have replaced his betavoltaic battery system...

 

[C R]

It is all a laugh seeing the tories and labour trounced by an outsider. The tragedy is that Starmer's inability or unwillingness to offer something different is dangerous for democracy.