George Galloway back in Parliment

George Galloway back in Parliment

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Puddenchucker

Original Poster:

4,455 posts

225 months

Friday 1st March
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Well, I didn't expect that:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68443430

OK, the Rochdale By-Election was a bit odd after Labour withdrew support for their candidate, and Galloway will probably lose the seat at the General Election, but even so....

Rufus Stone

8,248 posts

63 months

Friday 1st March
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Is he going to stop the war now?

Skeptisk

8,242 posts

116 months

Friday 1st March
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Rufus Stone said:
Is he going to stop the war now?
Has he promised to?

biggbn

24,975 posts

227 months

Friday 1st March
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I quite like old George. I'd like him a lot more if he hadn't done Big fkin' Brother. Marvelous speaker, his performance at the senate was brilliant.

shed driver

2,359 posts

167 months

Friday 1st March
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I know Rochdale has a small Jewish community (about 400). Will they feel confident in getting represented fairly by him? He was MP for Bradford and called for a Jewish free areas if I recall correctly.

SD.

MrJuice

3,670 posts

163 months

Friday 1st March
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shed driver said:
I know Rochdale has a small Jewish community (about 400). Will they feel confident in getting represented fairly by him? He was MP for Bradford and called for a Jewish free areas if I recall correctly.

SD.
Any links about that?

shed driver

2,359 posts

167 months

Friday 1st March
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MrJuice said:
Any links about that?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/george-galloway-investigated-police-bradford-israel-free-zone

SD.

Biker 1

7,899 posts

126 months

Friday 1st March
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'This one's for gaza' - so what about Rochdale residents, eh George?

Ziplobb

1,410 posts

291 months

Friday 1st March
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and mainstream media keeps banging on about the ‘far right’

tim0409

4,849 posts

166 months

Friday 1st March
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biggbn said:
I quite like old George. I'd like him a lot more if he hadn't done Big fkin' Brother. Marvelous speaker, his performance at the senate was brilliant.
He is a good orator but he is an opportunist and a seeks to divide communities wherever he stands. It’s also well documented that he is not exactly the most diligent MP; I’m not sure the day to day lives of the people of Rochdale are going to be improved by him in any as a result of his divisive rhetoric, but then they did vote for him.

It’s not a good day for Rochdale, or the UK in my opinion.

MrJuice

3,670 posts

163 months

Friday 1st March
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shed driver said:
Ah

You didn't recall correctly. He said Israeli free zone.

Thanks though

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

115 months

Friday 1st March
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He’s a

BikeBikeBIke

10,172 posts

122 months

Friday 1st March
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biggbn said:
I quite like old George. I'd like him a lot more if he hadn't done Big fkin' Brother. Marvelous speaker, his performance at the senate was brilliant.
I used to, and his performance in front of the senate was incredible.

However what he's become is obscene. Stirring up racial division for votes. As far as I'm concerned he's more harmful than Tommy Robinson because Tommy Robinson would never get close to being elected.

Ironic that Labour withdrew a mildly iffy candidate which left a gap for someone off the scale. frown A lesson for us in future, I think.

Baroque attacks

5,186 posts

193 months

Friday 1st March
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MrJuice said:
shed driver said:
Ah

You didn't recall correctly. He said Israeli free zone.

Thanks though
Trying not to be corrected, or deliberately naive. Not sure.

Baroque attacks

5,186 posts

193 months

Friday 1st March
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Anyone within his constituency? Which campaign letter did you get…





Unfortunately this result will of course drive the racists in their narrative re the political landscape.

BikeBikeBIke

10,172 posts

122 months

Friday 1st March
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Ziplobb said:
and mainstream media keeps banging on about the ‘far right’
It just shows how meaningless the left/right labels are. Palestine is not remotely left wing, the tunnels are privately owned and run run on a commercial basis. Do Palestine run any kind of Welfare state, I bet thats all run by outsiders. Putin is arguably an extreme right winger allowing free enterprise freedom to cream off money as they will. They even outsource their foreign policy FFS. (I accept Russia has a massive state sector.)


Seasonal Hero

7,954 posts

59 months

Friday 1st March
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He’s absolutely mugged them off and they’ve fallen for it. He will, as ever, do precisely fk all for the residents.

valiant

11,358 posts

167 months

Friday 1st March
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Should hopefully only be for a few months until a GE is called.

Enough time for the local electorate to see what a stain he is and vote for a less divisive character next time.

BikeBikeBIke

10,172 posts

122 months

Friday 1st March
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Baroque attacks said:
Unfortunately this result will of course drive the racists in their narrative re the political landscape.
Which racists? One set of racists never poll over 5pc, the other set of racists win seats in Parliament.

Edited by BikeBikeBIke on Friday 1st March 07:13

wolfracesonic

7,519 posts

134 months

Friday 1st March
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‘Make Rochdale great again’…idea MRGA!