George Galloway MP

[tyke1962]

Takes Rochdale from Labour who held a 10k Majority .

[knockers]

Labour didn’t put a candidate up for election!

[danumdon]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

[ncRover]

Galloway on Assad’s chemical weapon attack

"The British state was up to its neck in a fake chemical weapons attack canard in Douma...a chemical weapons attack that was staged, filmed, reported, propagandised for"

Galloway on Ukraine

"So I don't believe that Bucha was a war crime I believe it belongs in the long line of false flag operations used to trigger war."

[Filo]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Not sure how you come to that conclusion, given that Labour did not field a candidate in the by election

[danumdon]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Not sure how you come to that conclusion, given that Labour did not field a candidate in the by election

I didn't mention the discredited Labour candidate,

Seems Starmer is not the only one who cannot read the room.

[SydneyRover]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Not sure how you come to that conclusion, given that Labour did not field a candidate in the by election

I didn't mention the discredited Labour candidate,

Seems Starmer is not the only one who cannot read the room.

So if labour don't stand any candidates in the GE they'll lose, is that the logic here?

[mugnapper]

Ooh George Galloway MP. When's hus show coming to GB News?

[wilts rover]

Ooh George Galloway MP. When's hus show coming to GB News?

When they pay more than Russia Today.

[wilts rover]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Tories came third - to an Independent who didn't even know he could post leaflets out - with their biggest ever fall of the Tory vote in a Labour constituency and Reform candidtae lost his deposit.

Yup, seems a few people can't read the room.

[wilts rover]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Tories came third - to an Independent who didn't even know he could post leaflets out - with their biggest ever fall of the Tory vote in a Labour constituency and Reform candidtae lost his deposit.

Yup, seems a few people can't read the room.

Apologies to Mr Danczuk who with 6.3% of the vote did indeed keep his deposit.

[Herbert Anchovy]

You've got to have sympathy for the people of Rochdale!

Labour effectively told people not to vote for their (un)official candidate
The Tories and Lib Dems pretty much didn't bother
George Galloway comes along on a seemingly single policy mandate i.e. Gaza

As a result the turn out was pretty low

Then to add to the insanity of it all, former BNP leader Nick Griffin comes out in support of Galloway!!!

It's like some sort of mad soap opera.

[selby]

Labour could lose up to the best part of 5 million votes if Galloway really gets organised in what are now died in the wool inner city Labour seats.
  The wolf is at the door for all the old guard parties, and we as country have let things go too far in education and lack of control by the authorities.
   You reap what you sow. Although if old George gets the PMs job, at least Prime Ministers question time would be more interesting.

[ncRover]

You've got to have sympathy for the people of Rochdale!

Labour effectively told people not to vote for their (un)official candidate
The Tories and Lib Dems pretty much didn't bother
George Galloway comes along on a seemingly single policy mandate i.e. Gaza

As a result the turn out was pretty low

Then to add to the insanity of it all, former BNP leader Nick Griffin comes out in support of Galloway!!!

It's like some sort of mad soap opera.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory

[SydneyRover]

Labour could lose up to the best part of 5 million votes if Galloway really gets organised in what are now died in the wool inner city Labour seats.
  The wolf is at the door for all the old guard parties, and we as country have let things go too far in education and lack of control by the authorities.
   You reap what you sow. Although if old George gets the PMs job, at least Prime Ministers question time would be more interesting.

Have been saying this for quite a wile selby, glad we agree

[SydneyRover]

I also remember Hartlepool which was going to be the end of Starmer and then Uxbridge and South Ruislip which was going to be the end of Starmer ...........

[BillyStubbsTears]

Seen it all before with Galloway, time and time again.

He'll have his moment in the spotlight. He'll get turfed out in the General Election.

Then he can go back to being paid by the Kremlin to peddle shite on RT.

[BillyStubbsTears]

You've got to have sympathy for the people of Rochdale!

Labour effectively told people not to vote for their (un)official candidate
The Tories and Lib Dems pretty much didn't bother
George Galloway comes along on a seemingly single policy mandate i.e. Gaza

As a result the turn out was pretty low

Then to add to the insanity of it all, former BNP leader Nick Griffin comes out in support of Galloway!!!

It's like some sort of mad soap opera.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory

We talking about THIS George Galloway and the far right?

https://twitter.com/antelava/status/1131838636591386626

Socialist my f**king arse. He's a Kremlin asset trying to cause as much upheaval as he can.

[Herbert Anchovy]

Labour could lose up to the best part of 5 million votes if Galloway really gets organised in what are now died in the wool inner city Labour seats.
  The wolf is at the door for all the old guard parties, and we as country have let things go too far in education and lack of control by the authorities.
   You reap what you sow. Although if old George gets the PMs job, at least Prime Ministers question time would be more interesting.

I don't think that education is the problem Selby. Over recent years we've seen trust in the traditional authorities and establishments (Political, the Royals, The Police, The Church etc...) erode due, largely, to them often being found out. There's one scandal after another. As a consequence, people are looking for alternatives so any old rabble rouser can come along, promise anything, and be voted in. Look at the amount of Populist leaders and the amount of authoritarian regimes around the world right now. The problems are far larger than education.

[idler]

When George Galloway was elected to a seat in Bradford briefly the Liberal Democrat candidate and supporters were warned off canvassing in parts of that constituency. They were told we don’t want your sort around here by groups of males.
Very democratic. He should stick to drinking milk from a saucer.

[MachoMadness]

This is the guy who's most famous for pretending to be a cat on Big Brother. Not a serious operator. Politically incoherent by design, because it lets him be whatever he needs to be to get his name in the spotlight.

[danumdon]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Not sure how you come to that conclusion, given that Labour did not field a candidate in the by election

I didn't mention the discredited Labour candidate,

Seems Starmer is not the only one who cannot read the room.

So if labour don't stand any candidates in the GE they'll lose, is that the logic here?

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Tories came third - to an Independent who didn't even know he could post leaflets out - with their biggest ever fall of the Tory vote in a Labour constituency and Reform candidtae lost his deposit.

Yup, seems a few people can't read the room.

Apologies to Mr Danczuk who with 6.3% of the vote did indeed keep his deposit.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/01/labour-at-risk-of-taking-muslim-voters-for-granted-says-thinktank-rochdale-byelection


Seems quite a few of you completely missed the point of my post this morning,

It wasn't about the discredited racist Labour candidate or the position of where anyone else came in the election, it wasn't even about anyone in the actual election vote.

It was about the Labour party, a party readying itself for government having completely alienated an electorate and a demographic that would always vote for them.

Its about a tin eared party leader who cannot see the wood for the trees in his dealings with sensitive situations, managing to look so bad as to make an extremist like Galloway look presidential and speaking for the people of a town that Starmer does not give two hoots for bar having it as a Labour seat.

This badly advised and focus group junkie who has the convictions of a coward can make a situation like Rochdale into a badly publicised horror show and allow feelings of mistrust and downright disgust to prevail in the populace. In effect he shows all and sundry what the UK will look like under his deluded regime.

This country has had its fill of charlatans and just base incompetents, to have to look forward to some brought and paid for shrill attempting to instil his version of disaster on us all is really going to be something to look forward too.

If he and his minions can create this Rochdale farce just think what he can do when let loose on the whole nation?

Lucky us!

[wilts rover]

You've got to have sympathy for the people of Rochdale!

Labour effectively told people not to vote for their (un)official candidate
The Tories and Lib Dems pretty much didn't bother
George Galloway comes along on a seemingly single policy mandate i.e. Gaza

As a result the turn out was pretty low

Then to add to the insanity of it all, former BNP leader Nick Griffin comes out in support of Galloway!!!

It's like some sort of mad soap opera.

The Green Party also told people not to vote for their candidate.

[wilts rover]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Not sure how you come to that conclusion, given that Labour did not field a candidate in the by election

I didn't mention the discredited Labour candidate,

Seems Starmer is not the only one who cannot read the room.

So if labour don't stand any candidates in the GE they'll lose, is that the logic here?

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Tories came third - to an Independent who didn't even know he could post leaflets out - with their biggest ever fall of the Tory vote in a Labour constituency and Reform candidtae lost his deposit.

Yup, seems a few people can't read the room.

Apologies to Mr Danczuk who with 6.3% of the vote did indeed keep his deposit.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/01/labour-at-risk-of-taking-muslim-voters-for-granted-says-thinktank-rochdale-byelection


Seems quite a few of you completely missed the point of my post this morning,

It wasn't about the discredited racist Labour candidate or the position of where anyone else came in the election, it wasn't even about anyone in the actual election vote.

It was about the Labour party, a party readying itself for government having completely alienated an electorate and a demographic that would always vote for them.

Its about a tin eared party leader who cannot see the wood for the trees in his dealings with sensitive situations, managing to look so bad as to make an extremist like Galloway look presidential and speaking for the people of a town that Starmer does not give two hoots for bar having it as a Labour seat.

This badly advised and focus group junkie who has the convictions of a coward can make a situation like Rochdale into a badly publicised horror show and allow feelings of mistrust and downright disgust to prevail in the populace. In effect he shows all and sundry what the UK will look like under his deluded regime.

This country has had its fill of charlatans and just base incompetents, to have to look forward to some brought and paid for shrill attempting to instil his version of disaster on us all is really going to be something to look forward too.

If he and his minions can create this Rochdale farce just think what he can do when let loose on the whole nation?

Lucky us!

Given that you have inflicted on this country, austerity, the economic chaos of Brexit, Johnson, Truss & Sunak - forgive us for ignoring your proselytizing.

And No, I dont think I read your post wrong. You just didn't like my answer.

[wilts rover]

Net favourability of UK politicians:

Keir Starmer: -8
Rachel Reeves: -16
David Cameron: -22
Jeremy Hunt: -28
Farage -28
Sunak -32
Yvette Cooper -34
Cleverly -36
Jeremy Corbyn -38
Suella Braverman -44
Lee Anderson: -44
Lammy -46
George Galloway -52
Liz Truss: -58

https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1763608915604893735

[scawsby steve]

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Not sure how you come to that conclusion, given that Labour did not field a candidate in the by election

I didn't mention the discredited Labour candidate,

Seems Starmer is not the only one who cannot read the room.

So if labour don't stand any candidates in the GE they'll lose, is that the logic here?

Starmer being put on notice, those fence splinters are becoming bloody great wedges.

Why do i get the distinct impression that this fella just cannot read the room?

Tories came third - to an Independent who didn't even know he could post leaflets out - with their biggest ever fall of the Tory vote in a Labour constituency and Reform candidtae lost his deposit.

Yup, seems a few people can't read the room.

Apologies to Mr Danczuk who with 6.3% of the vote did indeed keep his deposit.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/01/labour-at-risk-of-taking-muslim-voters-for-granted-says-thinktank-rochdale-byelection


Seems quite a few of you completely missed the point of my post this morning,

It wasn't about the discredited racist Labour candidate or the position of where anyone else came in the election, it wasn't even about anyone in the actual election vote.

It was about the Labour party, a party readying itself for government having completely alienated an electorate and a demographic that would always vote for them.

Its about a tin eared party leader who cannot see the wood for the trees in his dealings with sensitive situations, managing to look so bad as to make an extremist like Galloway look presidential and speaking for the people of a town that Starmer does not give two hoots for bar having it as a Labour seat.

This badly advised and focus group junkie who has the convictions of a coward can make a situation like Rochdale into a badly publicised horror show and allow feelings of mistrust and downright disgust to prevail in the populace. In effect he shows all and sundry what the UK will look like under his deluded regime.

This country has had its fill of charlatans and just base incompetents, to have to look forward to some brought and paid for shrill attempting to instil his version of disaster on us all is really going to be something to look forward too.

If he and his minions can create this Rochdale farce just think what he can do when let loose on the whole nation?

Lucky us!

Brilliant post, DD.

[roverstillidie91]

Labour could lose up to the best part of 5 million votes if Galloway really gets organised in what are now died in the wool inner city Labour seats.
  The wolf is at the door for all the old guard parties, and we as country have let things go too far in education and lack of control by the authorities.
   You reap what you sow. Although if old George gets the PMs job, at least Prime Ministers question time would be more interesting.

in the North they've even said Labour have majorities from last time but only marginal ones.

[scawsby steve]

"Sunak and Starmer are two cheeks of the same backside, and it's been well and truly spanked tonight".

Oratory genius. Well done George.

[Colin C No.3]

"Sunak and Starmer are two cheeks of the same backside, and it's been well and truly spanked tonight".

Oratory genius. Well done George.

Rumours are carried by haters, spread by fools & accepted by idiots’.

[scawsby steve]

"Sunak and Starmer are two cheeks of the same backside, and it's been well and truly spanked tonight".

Oratory genius. Well done George.

Rumours are carried by haters, spread by fools & accepted by idiots’.

You need to brush up on your semantics. The first part of that sentence isn't a rumour, it's an opinion. The second part is a fact.

Also, I'm neither an idiot, nor a fool.