Gavin, 10 January 06
George Galloway, Respect MP, has been in the Big Brother reality TV show for a few days now. To be honest, I think he could have better achieved his aim of trying to engage the ‘yoof vote’ by following the example of Tom Watson.
Interesting to read the spiel that Galloway provided channel 4 before entering the house.
I have done almost 2000 public meetings since 9/11, traveled tens of thousands of miles and spoken to thousands of people. These face-to-face meetings are invaluable. But often I’m talking to people who already agree with what I say. I want to attempt to connect with the politically untouched, the millions of people – most of them young people – who are completely turned-off by conventional approaches. It’s the Generation X-Factor. One of the crucial elements in the equation, the success of which will be the removal of this corrupt and discredited government and the replacement with a genuinely socially democratic one.
An honest representation of the Respect reform platform at least – Social Democrat.
Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley William and Bill Rogers would have been so proud.
