The American Spectator

p> A FAMOUS DUNDONIAN br> Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.’s Galloway’s Gall : /p>

The article “Galloway’s Gall,” written by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., includes the line (about George Galloway) that “He is so left-wing that he was given the heave-ho by his own Labour Party.” This echoes articles in the New York Times and other American media that say directly or indirectly that he was expelled from the UK Labour party for his politics, or for his anti-war views.

I live in the UK and remember the news from the time of his expulsion, and remember it quite differently. There were four reasons why he has expelled from the party:

-He incited British soldiers to disobey orders.

-He incited foreign people to attack British soldiers.

-He supported a candidate for office who was running against a Labour candidate.

-He threatened to run against Labour (if not selected by the party to run for a new constituency after redistricting).

All of these were quite well documented with videotapes of his appearances and speeches.

p>The Labour party for some reason felt that these behaviours were detrimental to the party. Although his political leanings influenced his acts, I think it would be much fairer to say that he was expelled for what he did than for what he thought. br> —