What does George Galloway’s Rochdale byelection win mean for other parties?
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6K0RJ)
Galloway claimed his victory signalled a shifting of tectonic plates'. The reality is perhaps less apocalyptic
While George Galloway's portentous declaration of a shifting of the tectonic plates" was the sort of hyperbole he specialises in, his sweeping victory in the Rochdale byelection does carry some lessons for other parties, and not reassuring ones.
It is not the first or even the second time Galloway has swept aside his former party, Labour, by claiming to be the only candidate who can properly represent the interests of Muslim voters, rolling into town with a mass of eager volunteers and a platform based less on policy than his fiery rhetoric.
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