George Galloway

George Galloway with wife Putri Gayatri Pertiw

George Galloway, is the leader of the Workers Party of Britain, which he founded in 2019.

In March 2024, George Galloway was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Rochdale.

Previously, George Galloway served as a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party from 1987 to 2010, "and from 2012 to 2015, Galloway served as MP for four constituencies, first for the Labour Party and then from 2005 for the Respect Party, which he led from 2013 until its dissolution in 2016." He is married to Putri Gayatri Pertiw.

MAGA Communism

George Galloway interviews Jackson Hinkle October 16, 2023

Jackson Hinkle Guest Host for George Galloway's Show Tweet dated Dec 6 2023

George Galloway is supported by prominent members of the MAGA Communism movement such as Jackson Hinkle and Haz Al-Din).

Jackson Hinkle has been a guest host on George Galloway's show, where he interviewed Max Blumenthal.,

On March 3, 2023, Haz Al-Din posted in part:,

GALLOWAY'S BREAKTHROUGH AND THE REBIRTH OF LEFT-WING POLITICS

George Galloway's recent victory is politically historical in the true sense of the word. It ushers in a new era of dissident politics in the West, which can really be regarded as the revival of traditional left-wing politics.

...

For many years, a traditional Left has gradually re-entered political consciousness, but only at the fringes. My own efforts have been part of this, with Infrared - alongside my collegue [sic] Jackson Hinkle, and as a result MAGA Communism has consolidated itself as a distinct tendency, however niche, in US politics.

The complete destruction of all the 'Right Wing' political movements that emerged in the aftermath of 2016 has created a total vacuum in any meaningfully dissident politics.

Even famous 'white nationalist' Richard Spencer was among the first to observe this, provocatively endorsing Biden in the 2020 elections, aware of the fact that the liberal hegemony is far more of an adequate reality of Right-consciousness than vulgar, 'brown' populism.

Our own stance has been vindicated. Galloway's victory proves the viability of an authentic left-wing.

No longer can anyone regard the modern revival of traditional left-wing as an anachronism confined to the fringes. No longer can anyone dismiss 'MAGA Communism' as a contradictory, incoherent political chimerism.

Galloway is already dividing UK society in the best of possible ways. He stands as the only effective challenge against the hegemony in the UK.

He has earned the ire of not only left-liberals enraged by his lack of political correctness, but also the Right Wing. He refuses to lower himself to petty demagoguery or target the UK's minorities.

[...]

Galloway is set to polarize UK society in a way that will correctly reveal its true fault lines along class lines. The era of confusion over muddied 'culture wars' is over.

Now begins the true war against the imperialist ruling class.

'Mother of all Talk Shows'

George Galloway interviews Sulaiman Ahmed

George Galloway has a show on YouTube and Rumble called MOATS (Mother Of All Talk Shows). George Galloway has interviewed Sulaiman Ahmed, Max Blumenthal, Garland Nixon, Scott Ritter, Rachel Blevins, Abby Martin, Chris Hedges, Richard Medhurst, Bryce Greene, Craig Murray, Douglas MacGregor, and others.,,

Sputnik on Russia Today

George and Gayatri Galloway interview Scott Ritter on RT

George Galloway and his wife Gayatri Galloway host a show called "Sputnik Orbiting The World" on Russia Today, where they have interviewed David Miller, Scott Ritter, Caleb Maupin, Randy Credico, Joe Lauria, Mark Sleboda, Chay Bowes, Neil Gore, Janie Thomson, Paolo Urio, Diambi Kabatusuila, Isabel David, Samanta Bullock, Alfred de Zayas, Peter Lavelle, Paula Slier, Donald Courter, Rupert Allason, Einar Tangen, Bryan McDonald, Jo Wood, Tim Tate, Tayo Aluko and others.

Haz Al-Din Connection

On March 3, 2023, Haz Al-Din posted in part:,

GALLOWAY'S BREAKTHROUGH AND THE REBIRTH OF LEFT-WING POLITICS

George Galloway's recent victory is politically historical in the true sense of the word. It ushers in a new era of dissident politics in the West, which can really be regarded as the revival of traditional left-wing politics.

[...]

For many years, a traditional Left has gradually re-entered political consciousness, but only at the fringes. My own efforts have been part of this, with Infrared - alongside my collegue [sic] Jackson Hinkle, and as a result MAGA Communism has consolidated itself as a distinct tendency, however niche, in US politics.

The complete destruction of all the 'Right Wing' political movements that emerged in the aftermath of 2016 has created a total vacuum in any meaningfully dissident politics.

Even famous 'white nationalist' Richard Spencer was among the first to observe this, provocatively endorsing Biden in the 2020 elections, aware of the fact that the liberal hegemony is far more of an adequate reality of Right-consciousness than vulgar, 'brown' populism.

Our own stance has been vindicated. Galloway's victory proves the viability of an authentic left-wing.

No longer can anyone regard the modern revival of traditional left-wing as an anachronism confined to the fringes. No longer can anyone dismiss 'MAGA Communism' as a contradictory, incoherent political chimerism.

Galloway is already dividing UK society in the best of possible ways. He stands as the only effective challenge against the hegemony in the UK.

He has earned the ire of not only left-liberals enraged by his lack of political correctness, but also the Right Wing. He refuses to lower himself to petty demagoguery or target the UK's minorities.

[...]

Galloway is set to polarize UK society in a way that will correctly reveal its true fault lines along class lines. The era of confusion over muddied 'culture wars' is over.

Now begins the true war against the imperialist ruling class.

Caleb Maupin Connection

George Galloway interviews Caleb Maupin You Tube Video dated December 23, 2022

George Galloway has interviewed Caleb Maupin on several occasions.

Tribute to Jude Woodward

On April 30, 2020, John Ross tweeted his admiration for "committed Marxist" Jude Woodward upon her death: "Many moving & fitting tributes to Jude Woodward from across the progressive & socialist movement - shows how a committed Marxist pursued not only goal of final liberation of humanity but supported every progressive struggle that led in that direction"

He tweeted the link to the Socialist Action article featuring other tributes for Jude Woodward including:

• Diane Abbott MP
• Claudia Webb MP
• Cuba Solidarity Campaign
• Stand Up To Racism
• Venezuela Solidarity Campaign
• Ken Livingstone
• Joe Dwyer
• George Galloway
• Kate Hudson and Andrew Burgin
• Ajit Singh
• Ma Hui, a Chinese friend
• Weyman Bennett
• Ann Pettifor
• Unite Against Fascism
• Azad Ali
• Chen Shuoying
• Lindsey German
• Alex Callinicos
• Lee Jasper
• Adrian Leon
• Unmesh Desai
• Explo Nani-Kofi
• Faz Hakim
• International Initiative For Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE)
• New Cold War
• chinasquare.be
• Socialist Action

Viva Palestina

Viva Palestina founder George Galloway (centre) congratulates the Kia Ora Gaza team for their significant contribution to the success of the international aid convoy to Gaza. From left: Roger Fowler, Julie Webb-Pullman, Pat O'Dea, Hone Fowler, Mousa Taher and Chris van Ryn

Kia Ora Gaza has personal links with radical British M.P. George Galloway, founder of Viva Palestina in January 2009. In 2007 Ismail Waja and Grant Morgan, the co-organisers of Kia Ora Gaza, brought George Galloway out to Auckland to speak. Morgan had helped form a coalition called Voices of Peace to "counter a clique of professional Islamophobes from Australia who were fronting conferences in New Zealand. Their aim was to establish an anti-Muslim activist network in our land."

George spoke powerfully at a central city theatre whose 800 seats were all filled. We had to turn away half as many again. He also packed out one of the biggest lecture theatres at the University of Auckland. George's high profile mobilised mass media coverage and widespread public concern, helping Voices of Peace to roll back this threat from hard-line racists across the Tasman.

Voices of Peace was funded by over $30,000 in donations collected by Ismail and Morgan.

We asked for our accounts to be scrutinised by a professional auditor, who gave his services free. Every cent was accounted for.

Now Ismail and I are once again fronting a big fund-raising drive. And we are once again working with George around an issue of social justice and human dignity.

Another organiser of Viva Palestina is Nicci Enchmarch, a New Zealander who was arrested on the Mavi Marmara soon after "giving solace to Turkish aid worker Cevdet Kiliclar as he lay dying from a gunshot to the head".

Our website kiaoragaza.net pays tribute to the nine humanitarian martyrs gunned down on the Mavi Marmara. Nicci is the liaison person between Viva Palestina and Kia Ora Gaza.

Most imports that are most needed by the people of Gaza, such as building materials to reconstruct their shattered dwellings, remain on Israel's "blacklist". In addition, all exports from Gaza remain banned, thus ruining their economy and ensuring mass poverty. And the right to free travel is still denied to Palestinians in Gaza. They remain prisoners of Israel.

The much-touted "easing" of the siege may be 5% reality and 95% propaganda. Even that small blessing is entirely the result of international pressure on the state of Israel coupled with the gallant resistance of the people of Gaza.

The International Red Cross says the blockade of Gaza remains "illegal". A growing number of governments around the world are calling on Israel to completely lift the siege. They are reflecting the power of public opinion. The international convoys setting off in September will ratchet up pressure on the Israeli government.

We may be seeing the start of a process similar to what brought the internationally loathed system of apartheid in South Africa to its knees.

Anti Iraq War rally

More than 100,000 people descended on Hyde Park March 2005 to demand an end to the illegal invasion of Iraq. Speakers included Dr Daud Abdullah representing the Muslim Council of Britain, Paul Mackney, general secretary of the lecturers’ union Natfhe, veteran CND campaigner Bruce Kent, Lindsey German, speaking for the Stop the War campaign, former Labour MP Tony Benn, actor Nabil Shaban and recently released Guantanamo prisoner Martin Mubanga.

Also there were Jeremy Corbyn MP, George Galloway MP, Fareed Sabri of the Muslim Association of Britain, Caroline Lucas of the Green Party, American peace campaigner Joe Fahey, Shami Chakrabati of Liberty, Jeremy Dear of the National Union of Journalists, Mary Compton of the National Union of Teachers and Billy Hayes of the Communication Workers Union.

Cuba Solidarity Campaign

Excerpt from an article by Nick Wright, a leading member of the Communist Party of Britain:

In October 1997 Malcolm Pitt helped organise a very successful meeting in Broadstairs Town Hall with Jack Dunn and George Galloway in honour of Che Guevara. This meeting launched the East Kent branch of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign and Malcolm served as its chairman.

He gained a doctorate in 2000 with his investigation into the extent that Marx’s materialist conception of history is comparable with the principles of Catholic social teaching. He believed Franciscan thought and spirituality was particularly relevant to today’s world – linking religious faith and philosophy with science, ecology, social justice and peace issues.

Malcolm’s wide and varied interests continued into his retirement. As well as becoming a good painter, he practised yoga and tai chi, gained his black belt in karate and rejoined the Labour Party.

Always a passionate socialist, his tireless quest for justice leaves a legacy appreciated by many. He was greatly loved and respected as a man of great intelligence and learning. He had time for everyone – workmates, comrades and friends alike.

Anti-War? Or Pro-Iraq & Syria?

President Saddam Hussein meeting with British Labour MP George Galloway on 8 August 2002 in Baghdad Iraq

George Galloway meeting with Bashar Al-Assad

An article by Paul Owen of The Guardian dated Sept 15, 2005 discussed a debate between George Galloway and Christopher Hitchens. During the debate, George Galloway referenced the 9/11 terror attack: "You may think that those aeroplanes in this city on 9/11 came out of a clear, blue sky. I believe they emerged out of a swamp of hatred created by us." Also during the debate, George Galloway was called out by Christopher Hitchens for meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad:

George Galloway, the British MP and anti-war campaigner, was labelled a "disgrace" last night by pro-war journalist Christopher Hitchens, who was himself branded by Mr Galloway as a "slug" leaving a "trail of slime".

The two rhetorical heavyweights clashed in a rousing debate on Iraq in New York, both landing painful political blows among the insults, although Mr Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, came unstuck when he referred to the September 11 attacks.

Mr Hitchens, the British Vanity Fair columnist who has strayed from his left-wing roots, began by imagining what would have happened had the policies of the "so-called anti-war movement" been followed over the last 15 years.

"Saddam Hussein would be the owner and occupier of Kuwait. He would have succeeded in the annexation - not merely the invasion - but the abolition of an Arab and Muslim state that was a member of the Arab League and of the United Nations. And with these resources, as we now know, because he lost that war, he was attempting to equip himself with the most terrifying arsenal that it was possible for him to ..." Mr Hitchens was unable to finish as a comment from Mr Galloway drowned him out.

Mr Hitchens gave short shrift to the incident on which Mr Galloway's reputation principally rests in the US, his famous - or infamous - visit to the US Senate this May, during which he put the anti-war case with a forceful, and, for US politicians, somewhat unaccustomed, lack of deference.

"It is a disgrace that a member of the British House of Commons should go before the United States Senate sub-committee and not testify, but decline to testify, and to insult all those who tried to ask him questions with the most violent, cheap, guttersnipe abuse. I think that's a disgrace," Mr Hitchens said, to cheers from the 1,000-strong crowd.

Mr Galloway used colourful language of his own. To laughter and applause, he brought up Mr Hitchens's support for the 1991 Gulf war, noting: "What you have witnessed since then is something unique in natural history: the first ever metamorphosis from a butterfly back into a slug. I mention 'slug' purposefully, because the one thing a slug does leave behind it is a trial of slime."

But Hitchens claimed that he had simply changed his mind. "I might not have been invited here in this battle of the titans if it wasn't tolerably well known that I think I was probably mistaken on that occasion."

And he took issue with Mr Galloway's anti-war credentials. "To hear him speak you would think - would you not? - that he was a pacifist, that he defines himself as anti-war. Now how can this be said in good conscience by someone who has just, standing by the side of the dictator of Syria on the 30th of July, referred to the 154 heroic operations conducted in Iraq by the so-called resistance?"

Mr Galloway's comments following his visit to Syria were among his most controversial. He told al-Jazeera: "The Iraqi resistance is not just defending Iraq. They are defending all the Arabs and they are defending all the people of the world from American hegemony."

He added, speaking to Arab News Broadcasting: "Most of the operations which they carry out are against the occupying forces and their collaborators and this is normal in every liberation struggle."

And he told Syrian television: "Two of your beautiful daughters are in the hands of foreigners: Jerusalem and Baghdad. The foreigners are doing to your daughters as they will. The daughters are crying for help and the Arab world is silent. Some of them are collaborating with the rape of these two beautiful Arab daughters. Why? Because they are too weak and too corrupt to do anything about it."

Mr Galloway stirred the crowd when he brought up the case of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war protestor whose son died in Iraq last year and who has become the focus of fierce debate in the US. Repeating Mr Hitchens' scathing criticisms of Ms Sheehan, Mr Galloway said: "You are covered in the stuff you like to smear onto others. Not just me ... but people much more gentle than me, people like Cindy Sheehan ... who gave the life of her son for the war that you have come here to glory in."

Referring again to the Syria episode, Mr Hitchens asked: "Is it not rather revolting to appear in Damascus by the side of [Bashar al-]Assad [the Syrian president] and to praise the people who killed Casey Sheehan, and then to come to America and appeal to the emotions of his mother?"

But Mr Galloway hit the wrong note with his comments on September 11. "You may think that those aeroplanes in this city on 9/11 came out of a clear, blue sky. I believe they emerged out of a swamp of hatred created by us." A crescendo of booing cut him off as he continued to speak, and Mr Hitchens commented: "Mr Galloway, you picked the wrong city to say that in, and arguably the wrong month, as well."

After the debate, Mr Galloway told Radio 4's James Naughtie: "I think it's amazing that so many people came and so many people were turned away, so much interest in two British guys debating Iraq in New York. There don't appear to be figures in the American anti-war movement and in the American pro-war movement that are able to draw an audience, so maybe we'll have to take this show to the west coast, I don't know."

But Mr Hitchens said he was "depressed by the ease with which a cheap point can get applause in the mouth of a really unscrupulous person. When I turned my head - which I tried not to do - it was like looking straight into the piggy eyes of fascism."

Mr Galloway is on a speaking tour of America to promote his new book about the Senate hearings, Mr Galloway Goes to Washington.