100: Gorging on George

Ian, Adam, Jane and Helen discuss royal privacy, the possible resurrection of the Crooked House pub, and the return of George Galloway.
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George Galloway on the “indefatigability” quote (www.theguardian.com/world/200...) | Christopher Hitchens on being a drink-sodden former Trotskyist popinjay (www.washingtonexaminer.com/ma...) | Libel payouts over forged documents (publications.parliament.uk/pa...) | Inquiry into Mariam Appeal (www.theguardian.com/society/2...) | Inquiry into Viva Palestina (www.theguardian.com/politics/...) | On Mykonos (news.sky.com/story/who-is-geo...) : “I actually had sexual intercourse with some of the people in Greece.” | Galloway on Iranian executions ( • George Galloway: Propa... ) | Interview with Benjamin Cohen (www.thepinknews.com/2006/02/2...) on gay rights | On Naz Shah’s arranged marriage (www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-tren...) | Galloway pretending to be a cat ( • Big Brother | CBB4 Pus... ) | The US government on Sputnik’s funding (www.state.gov/wp-content/uplo...) | An interview (www.globaltimes.cn/page/20230...) with Chinese media about attending the Beijing democracy forum | On Julian Assange (www.theguardian.com/media/201...) | On Russell Brand ( / 317861074258692 ) | Censured by Ofcom over Skripal claims (www.theguardian.com/politics/...) | At the Grassrouts Out (news.sky.com/story/brexit-bed...) rally with Nigel Farage | London mayoral result (www.spectator.co.uk/article/g...) , 2016 | March 2024 ( • ‘No state has a right ... ) : “No state has the right to exist . . . not the Zionist apartheid state of Israel.” | Chambers solicitors strike-off (www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest...) | £6,000 Twitter libel demands (www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/gal...) | Galloway: Bradford should be an “Israel-free zone (www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politic...) ” | Galloway won’t debate Eylon Levy (www.theguardian.com/politics/...) | Sam Coates interviews George Galloway in Rochdale ( / 1763692593009876994 )

[@ctmorrison]

i agree the soup that gg sups from is the soup we are in. the problems are manifest but solutions are beyond our grasp

[@StefanTravis]

Hislop thinks Galloway ran Respect? Galloway thought he did, then had a very public meltdown and staged a split when he found he didn't. October 2006, IIRC.
Reminded me of Robert Kilroy Silk who formed Veritas upon discovering he wasn't running UKIP.

[@Minimmalmythicist]

I have some issues with a couple of Galloway´s stances and some things he´s done, but along with Jeremy Corbyn he´s one of the few pro-peace politicians in the UK.
Yes, he has character flaws, as do we all, but I´d rather have someone like Galloway than some nice Libdem who smiles politely as he privatises all your services.

[@terrygibson7143]

Four minutes in. Have yet to hear anything other than ridicule of George. No mention of the fact that George is calling out the genocide going on in Gaza. Is Private Eye? No mention of the Workers Party's policies. Just a lot of superficial nonsense from people deluding themselves that they are somehow witty and amusing.

[@notthesouthchinamorningpos4301]

Agree. Sounds like GBNews or TalkTV. Tory twits talking twaddle. Won't be buying an EYE for some time.

[@biscuit4259]

Apart from the ridicule, he’s one of the most erudite and articulate politicians we’ve had.
Incredibly strong political figure and able to maintain quite an ethical track record.

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

Whilst Galloway has his faults - he has been consistently anti war and is calling out what is really going on in both Ukraine and Gaza - which Private Eye seems to be oblivious to. All you get from this a sneering liberal media critique of him - which really doesn't add up.

[@mikeakachorlton]

This critique is based on the facts of his past behaviour. Seems reasonable to me. And you seem to hint at something 'really going on' in Ukraine: what, Putin didn't really invade? Ukraine is currently on Russian soil killing babies at cancer hospitals, eh?

[@notthesouthchinamorningpos4301]

what a lot of tory twaddle.

[@mikeakachorlton]

Oh you don't have to be a Tory to take the piss out of Galloway. Man has always been a self-obsessed grifter who gets very excited by dictators.