Laughing at a Clown
― George Galloway; now there’s a name to conjure with, the Member of Parliament for Bradford West, formerly of the Labour Party and now of Respect. In some ways he’s the modern political equivalent of the actor and director Erich von Stroheim, of whom it was said in his Hollywood heyday that he was ‘the man you love to hate.’ Galloway is the politician so many love to hate, an accolade, I feel sure, which brings him a particular delight. ∙ Douglas Murray, writing in the Spectator, talks [...].
