Galloway vs. the British duopoly

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Yoram Gat

George Galloway’s recent landslide win the UK was certainly a rejection of the British duopoly by the Rochdale voters. Despite his obvious loathing of the people put into power by the UK electoral system, and the policies they pursue, Galloway seems to still adhere to Van Reybrouk’s rule – “we despise elected officials, we venerate the elections” – and avoid offering a systemic change that would be more likely to promote different people and different policies.

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  1. Roger Knights's avatar
    Roger Knights, on March 10, 2024 at 8:56 pm said:

    “As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man There are only four things certain since Social Progress began. That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire, And the burnt Fool’s bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;”

    —Kipling, The Gods of the Copybook Headings

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  2. Sortition in 2024 | Equality by lot, on December 28, 2024 at 11:07 am said:

    […] not abating. The electoralist system maintains its record of generating low approval ratings and gestures of rejection by the […]

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