Bradford West by-election, 2012

[Mr Rob]

To sum up George Galloways policies

1/ Tony Blair should be prosecuted as a war criminal, becasue he is responsible for the deaths of a million in Iraq.
2/ Respect claim to be the real Labour Party.
3/ His message is tailored to the Muslim vote.
4/ He is against aggressive wars by Blair and Bush against Muslim countries.

Let me rephrase that....

God knows who is a Muslim; it is he who abstains from alcohol and fights for, and suffers for his brother Muslims wherever they may be; such a man as myself.

I will speak his word, which is the only truth, even in the senate of the Great Satan, and have done so. My opponent is his lackey.

I have been praised by those whom you respect, in Pakistan, for my services to Pakistan and Kashmir, which are far more important to you than Britain.

I am continuing to try to protect Muslims everywhere, no matter what they may do, from the unbelievers, as we are told to do.

Insha'Allah, you will permit me to continue to serve Muslims, Pakistanis (as you still view yourselves) and the other people who will never see this letter whom none of us really care about, but just in case this falls into the wrong hands, you know how it is.......

Those are his policies.

[Mr Rob]

Wake up call for the civic utopians.

What are you burbling about?

[Road_Hog]

It is a strange statement from George Galloway, that almost makes him sound like a convert to Islam.

That's because he is a convert to Islam.

[Traditionalist]

What are you burbling about?

Identity politics is where we are heading.
Not some civic utopian fantasy of every one here being proud to be British, supporting the England team and celerbrating the Queens birthday.

[SDP]

Bradford West General Election Result 2010

Candidates

Name.............................Party............ ...............Votes...........%..........+/-%
Marsha Singh...................Labour.................... ....18,401........45.3.......+5.6
Zahid Iqbal......................Conservative........... .....12,638........31.1.......-0.2
David Hall-Matthews..........Liberal Democrat............4,732........11.7.......-7.4
Jenny Sampson.................British National Party......1,370.........3.4........-3.5
Arshad Ali........................Respect-Unity Coalition...1,245.........3.1........+3.1
David Ford.......................Green.................. ..........940..........2.3........-0.7
Jason Smith......................UK Independence Party.....812.........2.0........+2.0
Neil Craig.........................Democratic Nationalists......438.........1.1........+1.1
Majority..................5,763..............14.2%
Turnout.................40,576

Bradford West General Election 2010 (Two Years ago)
Look at the figures for two years ago in 2010. The BNP were in 4th place, ahead of Respect in 5th place. The total anti-EU vote was 6.5% two years ago.

Where has the anti-EU vote gone in Bradford West 2012. I cannot make any sense of this Bradford West by-election result. It goes against all the national opinion polls which shows that the anti-EU vote is growing.

[Traditionalist]

Bradford West General Election 2010 (Two Years ago)
Look at the figures for two years ago in 2010. The BNP were in 4th place, ahead of Respect in 5th place. The total anti-EU vote was 6.5% two years ago.

In 2012 where has the anti-EU vote gone in Bradford West. I cannot make any sense of this Bradford West by-election result. It goes against all the national opinion polls which shows that the anti-EU vote is growing.

That was after a mass of BNP splits and the bad question time too.
They got 7% in 2005.

[Mr Rob]

That's because he is a convert to Islam.

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[SDP]

Respect Party.............. George Galloway..........18,341 votes...55.89%.+52.8%.majority of 10,140
Labour's..................... Imran Hussain............... 8,201...........24.99%.-20.3%
Conservatives..............Jackie Whiteley..............2,746............8.37%.-22.7%
Jeanette Sunderland.....Liberal Democrats........... 1,505............4.59%..-7.1%
UKIP's........................Sonja McNally..................1,085...........3.31%..+1 .3%
Dawud Islam...............Green party........................481...........1.47%..-0.8%
Democratic Nationalist..Neil Craig..........................344 votes....1.05%..-0.1%
Howling Laud Hope......Loony party........................111............0.34%. +0.34%

By-election result Bradford West 2012

I know that the BNP did not stand in this by-election. But they must still must live in Bradford West.

The total of the anti-EU vote has slipped to 4.3% in this 2012 by-election. Bradford West has always been strong for the BNP. Where has the BNP vote gone ? It is clear that the BNP vote did not go to UKIP or the Democratic Nationalists. This is a very mysterous by-election result.

[ron]

Identity politics is where we are heading.

Nope - bullshit politics is where we are already at. Galloway is an expert at good bullshit.

[Traditionalist]

Nope - bullshit politics is where we are already at. Galloway is an expert at good bullshit.

Most politicians are.
Did you base on political future on them not being bullsh*tters?