It's been an interesting weekend for The Talking Clock. We've registered our most traffic ever. The reason? Mere mention of the name George Galloway.
This blog makes mention of many people in British political life. However, not one politician has ever created as much traffic to this blog as our mention of George Galloway on Thursday evening did. And it's been visitors from all over the world looking at what we have to say about him.
This blog does think, on reflection, that British political life needs more people like George Galloway.
You can agree with him or disagree with him - and this blog author frequently does. On reflection, much of this blog author's dislike of Galloway stemmed from a momentary hypnotism by the stare of Blair. Like most other Brits, we soon woke up.
However, everyone has to surely admit that Galloway says what he thinks. He can not be silenced by anyone, he will not be intimidated by anyone and he stands up for what he believes in.
What a refreshing contrast from the political drones and lobby fodder who traipse through the lobbies of Westminster doing whatever their party Whips have told them to do.
One thing that is certain is that George Galloway cannot be bullied or pushed around by anyone. He is his own man and has his own mind and passionately stands up for what he believes in.
As we say, you can disagree with him - and this blog author frequently does. However, you have to admire a man who - sadly all too rarely in British politics these days - actually does argue passionately from the heart and according to conscience.
We note, too, that George Galloway voted in favour of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty - a referendum that you were denied by the majority of MPs whose identities you will hopefully remember come the General Election.
Love him or hate him, we want more like Galloway. We're sick to the back teeth of tribal party apparatchiks who do what they are told by their party machines - rather than following the wishes of their constituents.
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