Gorgeous George heads to Glasgow

by John Street
Friday, January 21st, 2011

“Gorgeous” George Galloway this week offered to end the so-called “heavyweight deficit” at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, that he has identified, by tendering his own services.

The 56-year old, who represented a Glasgow constituency for 18 years as an MP, is standing on the city’s regional list in the May elections. Mr Galloway, a man who has always had an exceedingly high opinion of himself, called the current crop of Holyrood politicians – with the honourable exception of SNP leader Alex Salmond – “stumblebums who would think being called a non-entity was a compliment”.

The man whose career arguably never really recovered from his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother in which he impersonated a cat said, with all due modesty, he intends to bring “a touch of class” to Holyrood.

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  • swatantra

    The man never gives up. He must have public service in his blood. That, or he’s at a loose end of things to do.
    He will bring a sense of loss to Holyrood but at least he will be going back to his roots.

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