[Closed] the return of gorgeous George?

I like GG. For all his flaws, he is a genuine seeker of the truth, supporter of the disadvantaged and a great orator. His speech, (ok more like nuclear assault) in congress lives long in the memory.

Ladbrokes may have decided to take Galloway off their book but others haven't

if you fancy a punt Paddy Power have him at 3/1 with Labour at 1/5

Well he's back now!

56% of the vote. A massive landslide.

makes you wonder what this says about the state of the main parties in the uk.

Is it not because he's got his barrels of oil that he got from Saddam. The petrol stations are empty. Makes sense to get him in.

Is he really considered as a serious politician? I think he's a self serving twunt!

Great result for him, disaster for everyone else.

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[i]I think he's a self serving twunt! [/i]

I'd agree.

However, the more that 'fringe' politicians and organisations start to succeed the sooner that the main political parties will begin to realise that they have to change what they're doing. For that reason I think this is actually a good thing.

I think he's a self serving twunt!

Yep, but he does frequently actually fight for the right causes.

His speech, (ok more like nuclear assault) in congress lives long in the memory.

That. Totally owned the half-witted 'Merkun congress critters. A beautiful thing to watch.

7.6% attendance rate at Parliament last time he was in the seat. Imagine if he turned up even half the time he was supposed to!!!

I think he's a self serving twunt!

I'd agree.

And yet the majority of Bradford West voters appear to disagree with you.

I can't believe that the Tories, the party of government, got 8.4% of the vote. As far as I can figure out the Tories have never received less than 30% of the vote in Bradford West for over a 100 years.

As for Labour, how they managed to lose so comprehensively in a seat which was the birthplace of the Labour Party - the Bradford Conference was when the Labour Party was founded, is really quite baffling. Specially when consider today's demographics and that Galloway was a scottish catholic standing against a British asian muslim.

All in all a great day for British politics and the nation should be very grateful to the voters of Bradford West for finally shaking things up - something which was so desperately needed.

[i]And yet the majority of Bradford West voters appear to disagree with you.[/i]

I think it was more about voting [i]against[/i] labour/con/libdem than [i]for[/i] Galloway though.

tbh if he stood where I am I'd vote for him. Albeit somewhat reluctantly.

The good people of Bradford West will certainly have their voice heard now

I don't necessarily agree with everything he stands for and speaks for but he's a great conviction politician with a big heart and we need more of those

Is he really considered as a serious politician?

I think he's a self serving twunt!

I like the way he get under the skin of the establishment, a lot of what he says is bobbins but he makes some interesting points.

Even Murdochs filth diggers couldnt get him for anything and he must of been a major target.

I think it was more about voting against labour/con/libdem than for Galloway though.

So a vote against self serving twunts then ?

Galloway is a conviction politician as you can get - that is precisely why he is where he is today.

Had he been just another self serving New Labour twunt, then he would still be a Labour Party MP in a safe Labour seat.

Hugo Ri****d just tweeted "I stand by my long-term view that @georgegalloway is essentially a force for evil. But he's awesomely good at it, isn't he?"

Galloway is a self serving scoundrel but this morning I just have to take my hat off to the old rouge.

Much as I love to see EMili take it right on the chin again, it's depressing to see racial identity politics so alive and well. Small c conservative Muslims voting as a block is scary for anyone who values this tolerant, gay friendly, liberated women, lets hold hands Britain of ours.

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Small c conservative Muslims voting as a block is scary for anyone who values this tolerant, gay friendly, liberated women, lets hold hands Britain of ours.

Apparently Galloway did particularly well among young Asian Muslim female voters.

You do know that Galloway isn't a Muslim don't you mcboo ?

Balti Pastie anyone 😀

And as for your [i]"lets hold hands Britain of ours"[/i] comment mcboo, Galloway had to, and did do, very well in non-muslim areas to get the staggeringly high vote he got.

So it seems very much that he was indeed the candidate who united voters from different communities, something which you appear to suggest is necessary.

Hopefully this will give the Labour party the enormous kick up the flabby arse that it needs. Galloway may be self serving and simplistic, but he is also the definition of what Miliband lacks - impact.

ernie - I think the difference with George is that he's an independent self-serving twunt rather than a corporate one 😉

Yeh not sure how well George would do in Essex Ernie. 3 party same as usual politics do seem to be a thing of the past though. We've got a Green MP, SNP in Scotland, UKIP, now this.......watch Ken up the identity politics strategy after this. He could win in London [shudder].

Seems like a good time to leave the country. I'm off to Thailand.......catch-ye.

Great result. It was v amusing that the Labour candidate couldn't see fit to speak to assembled activitists. I shall toast GG tonight, trebles all round!

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Hopefully this will give the Labour party the enormous kick up the flabby arse that it needs.

I doubt it. Tehy appear to already be creatingan alternative narrative for the defeat

Labour MP Toby Perkins ..............He attributed Mr Galloway's success partly to his celebrity status from having appeared on TV reality show Celebrity Big Brother which he said had been "a very significant factor"

Self serving twunt = politician
Politician = self serving twunt
QED

Just looking at Bradford West area and its certainly a very diverse mix of segregated communities that come under that ward.

What are the politics that George has these days any how, I really wouldn't have a clue?

mcboo - Member

Seems like a good time to leave the country. I'm off to Thailand

Oh please don't go.

I think he's benefited from the Milliband effect. That seat is a natural left wing seat (torys last won in 1970), who was the alternative? Can't vote for libdem or labour. In steps a LW party with a familiar face and some clever words. Jobs a goodun'.
EDIT: I see the monster raving loony party is still going! Good work!

wrecker - he took votes from the tories and lib dems as well.

I see the monster raving loony party is still going! Good work!

Yes but the Tories only got 8.4%.

Looking a results since the 70's, the tories don't stand a chance and now the libdems are tories in disguise; neither do they.
The massive surprise here is the amount of votes lost by labour.
First election that Marsha Singh hasn't run for Labour for a long long time. I wonder how much of a difference that made?

how they managed to lose so comprehensively in a seat which was the birthplace of the Labour Party - the Bradford Conference was when the Labour Party was founded, is really quite baffling.

baffling?

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Really? Seriously?

Yes it's baffling, since the latest opinion poll gives Labour a 10 point lead, and that's before pastygate/jerrygate.

All of which suggests that the vote was [i]for[/i] Galloway, and [i]not[/i] against Labour.

ernie - I think the difference with George is that he's an independent self-serving twunt rather than a corporate one

Quite.
Now he's head of the Bradford Spring, when's going to install him self as head of state?

Only he didn't stand as an independent.

Respect is registered as a political party with the Electoral Commission.

Out of interest does anyone know why he didn't stand for re-election at Bethnal Green and Bow?

Ernie - look at the huge vote for the SNP in Scotland. Its a picture of how totally disillusioned people are with the main parties, who are now utterly and completely unrepresentative of 90%+ of this countries population. And the further north you go, the worse this disconnect is

The posh over-privileged * from Islington is is actually about 0.1% more representative of your average northern working clas voter than the posh over-privileged * from Chipping Norton

Basically, when faced with a vote for

a) The Tories (As Evil and corrupt as ever)
b) Labour (effing useless since nearly bankrupting the country)
c) Lib Dems (lairs and traitors)
d) None of the above

then whoever represents d is looking like the best option

Can't see much wrong with binners post tbh.

binners - Member

Ernie - look at the huge vote for the SNP in Scotland. Its a picture of how totally disillusioned people are with the main parties,

The SNP have been the biggest party for 6 years and bigger than the tories and lib dems for many decades. they are a main party in Scotland - the tories are a small irrelevant party

Binners nearly nails it.

And the further north you go, the worse this disconnect is

[i]a small irrelevant party [/i]

small yes, I thinka ll the time that a lot of Scotish law and policy is mad ein Westminster they're anythign but irrelevant.