George Galloway: podcast appearances and interviews

George Galloway, born on August 16, 1954, in Dundee, Scotland, is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer. He became the youngest ever chair of the Scottish Labour Party in 1981 and served as general secretary of the charity War on Want from 1983 until his election as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead in 1987. Galloway was re-elected three times and remained in Parliament until 2010. He was a member of the Labour Party until 2003, when he was expelled due to comments opposing the invasion of Iraq. Subsequently, he joined the Respect Party in 2004 and served as its leader from 2013 to 2016. Galloway was elected as MP for Bethnal Green and Bow in 2005. After a defeat in the 2010 general election, he regained a parliamentary seat through a 2012 by-election in Bradford West, but lost it in 2015. He unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate in the 2017 and 2019 general elections. In 2019, he founded the Workers Party of Britain and in 2021, stood for the party in the Batley and Spen by-election. Galloway was victorious in the 2024 Rochdale by-election but lost the seat in the subsequent general election. He currently resides in Russia in what he describes as self-imposed exile. Throughout his career he has been known for his staunch opposition to Israel and Zionism, his support for Palestinians, and his controversial associations with Iraq, including founding the Mariam Appeal in 1998 to oppose sanctions. He has hosted radio shows on TalkRadio and was a presenter on RT and Press TV. Galloway identifies as both a socialist and socially conservative and has expressed critical views on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.