Friday, 6 November 2015

The Hat In The Ring

George Galloway's decision to take out the lease on a vintage clothes shop indicates that he is looking for an excuse to withdraw from the race for Mayor of London.

He launched that campaign before there was the slightest suggestion that Jeremy Corbyn, who was one of his character witnesses against expulsion from the Labour Party, might ever become that party's Leader.

If it were not for that campaign, then Galloway would already be back in the Labour Party, and he would be preparing to contest a by-election in that interest as a small business owner.

There was very strong support from that quarter for his successful campaigns at Bethnal Green and Bow in 2005, and at Bradford West in 2012.

He is already more of a functioning Labour Party member than several people who were in the Shadow Cabinet two months ago.

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