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Thread #81238   Message #1488641
Posted By: Mr Happy
19-May-05 - 08:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: Gorgeous George goes West.
Subject: RE: BS: Gorgeous George goes West.
He's clearly no angel though- see here:


George Galloway
George Galloway was born on 16 August 1954 in Dundee.

On the 5th May 2005, standing as a Respect candidate, former Labour MP, George Galloway narrowly took the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency from the Labour Party.

George Galloway joined the Labour Party when he was 15, and became the youngest constituency party secretary in Dundee in 1972, and then the youngest Chairman of the Scottish Labour Party in 1981.

From 1982 to 1987 Galloway was General Secretary of War On Want, where he denied accusations that he indulged in a lavish lifestyle that cost £21,000 in travel and entertainment expenses. Galloway was cleared by an independent auditor's report.

In 1987 George Galloway won Glasgow Hillhead from one of the SDP's 'Gang of Four', Roy Jenkins.

Galloway admitted having had sex at a conference in Athens, and the Daily Mirror also reported that he had a 'lovenest' in London. He has been dubbed 'Gorgeous George' by some.

A supporter of Celtic and Dundee United, Galloway scored a goal for the MPs v the Lobby.

In 2002, Galloway caused the first ever suspension of Westminster Hall after refusing to withdraw his allegation that Ben Bradshaw was "a liar".

Bradshaw had described Galloway as "a mouthpiece to the Iraqi regime over many years".

George Galloway was famously expelled from the Labour Party in October 2003 as a result of his stance on the Iraq war. Labour chairman Ian McCartney said Galloway's comments: "incited foreign forces to rise up against British troops".

Galloway had accused Tony Blair and George W. Bush of acting "like wolves" in invading Iraq.

Since then, George Galloway has been a leading figure in the anti-war party, Respect - The Unity Coalition.

Galloway decided to stand as a candidate for Respect in the 2005 general elction in the London constituency of Bethnal Green and Bow.

In the run-up to the election, Galloway's Palestinian-born wife, Dr Amineh Abu-Zayyad, told the Sunday Times that she intends to divorce him over his friendships with other women.

In December 2004, George Galloway won his libel case against the Daily Telegraph over their claims, published in April 2003, that he received money from Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.

Galloway denied seeking or receiving money from Saddam Hussein's government saying he had long opposed it.


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But after all he's only human- but yes Ake, glad u saw the prog. & other big cheer was from environmentalists when he emphasised about USA's output of poisonous greenhouse gases & wastefulness of fuel consumption.