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- George Galloway gives his speech on the state of Britain today.
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George Galloway opens by graciously thanking the Union and mentioning that the last time he spoke involved an encounter from an enraged student about Hugo Chavez.
The video can be seen here: • Gay Rights and Hugo Ch...
He outlines that his talk will be about Britain rather than the rest of the world. During the Second World War Winston Churchill was invited by his own foreign secretary, Lord Halifax to make peace with Hitler, a surrender peace with Hitler. Churchill said he would rather everyone be choking on their own blood than to have Great Britain surrender to the Nazi's. If Britain had been invaded and Churchill escaped death then he would have retreated to the hills to organise the British resistance. He makes this point as there are so many people in Britain that don't understand that any people who have had their homeland invaded and occupied by others feels exactly the same.
He speaks of his past mentioning that he nearly came to blows with Tony Blair in the corridors of Oxford University, saying that if he invaded Iraq the fall of Baghdad wouldn't be the beginning of the end but would be the end of the beginning.
He goes on to say that the United Kingdom could be no more as of September 2014 because of Scotland's hatred for the Tory rule of the UK. He says the Labour party and Tory parties are like two cheeks of the same backside, so close together they don't differ in opinion on any of the big issues such as immigration, benefits, the economy.
Moving on if you are caught pickpocketing in London you go to prison but bankers who squander millions of pounds damaging the British economy remain unpunished. Some sources around Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, suggest that there are still £100Billion avoided and evaded in income tax every year from the biggest earners and corporations in Britain. If we got that tax there would be no deficit, no need for cuts or tuition fees or a times of austerity.
He tells of how his phone was hacked and how the press in this country are rotten to the core for hacking the phone of Minnie Dowler, a girl who messages were still being answered long after she was dead giving her parents false hope.
Our leaders make us a hated nation; the people don't believe anything politicians say anymore due to countless broken promises. George Galloway concludes by saying we should open our eyes to the state of our nation and to reject the state of mediocrity that British politics has become.
Filmed on Monday 14th October 2013.
ABOUT GEORGE GALLOWAY:
Few contemporary politicians have attracted as much controversy as George Galloway. A Labour MP from 1987 to 2003, he was an outspoken critic of the policies of Tony Blair and New Labour, in particular the decision to invade Iraq. Fiery comments such as "the best thing British troops can do is to refuse to obey illegal orders" saw Galloway expelled from the Labour Party. But Galloway returned to the political fray by founding the Respect Party and winning Bethnal Green and Bow in the 2005 General Election. Mr Galloway re-entered Parliament in this March as MP for Bradford West and has recently provoked controversy and criticism with his comments on the rape charges against Wikileaks' Julian Assange.
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The best speech ever even ever from any politician I have seen in my 59 years
Thank you George
I hope your words will be taken seriously by the young and ones people of this country for better future of everybody
Thanks again
Like him or hate him, Galloway is a brilliant speaker. Passionate, engaging and powerful. And never intimidated.
....and he does not lie
A huge liar he is.
Always has the facts to support reasoned argument.
Really? How can you possible be intimidated by bootlickers sycophants? Speaking the truth is the easiest thing to do. The hardest thing is to convince the populous that they have been lied to. And believed it. No one wants to look like a fool.
So true very well put
"You have a bigger stake in this than me,
I'll be long gone when you are still in your prime.
So I beg you to open your eyes to the state we are in
and to reject the state of mediocrity that british politics has become."
Thank you George!
@Johann Schickeneder
Well said!
that's the same message ive been trying to get through to my 4 adult children,i will be gone in the next 20 years,then you will see what i tried to tell you,please tell my grandkids i tried to warn you about where all this is heading,i have 5 grandkids so far,i fear the country they will live in
@ARMON PAJOUHESHNIA
Yes, so sad. I took the opportunity to move to Bulgaria back in 2006.
@@constantlimbo-vb6iy are you still here mate?
@@front2427 yes my friend i'm still here
This was given over 10 years ago. How strongly it still rings true. The man is the greatest prime minister we never had.
If only there were more people like you to place him in that position. Instead we were given the likes of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, which only went to demonstrate the truth of his argument..
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Enoch Powell is on par with George.
History will remember George as a voice crying in the wilderness. He will no doubt be exalted when many of his critics and opponents will be despised and relegated to the shadows of the avaricious and the stupid. Far and few are the politicians with his integrity and bravery.
Nothing truer
Absolutely
Very eloquent. Is that you George 🧐😅🥰
he said it back then...we can see it now how he was right about everything he said. A great Man i Respect him
This Guy Is My Biggest European Hero! because he pisses off the powers that be!
and tells it like it is! ...peace
no he doesnt he has fooled you
If he only knew the truth, which he does but you'll never hear him say it. Don't be fooled, George cares nothing for you or I he is a self serving sociopath that knows what to say and when to say it. He has never taken a stance on anything, he pogo's from one issue to the next looking for whatever will benefit him financially.
eL graPa g. 5iiiiii
Yes... 2013, then; 2019, now... Lamentable that pikes have not been adorned with the heads of the Rulin' Vermin... Yet... Never, too late... A Revolution is in order...
@@tomdasilva2060 That's quite an interesting speech. The aftermath of the Russian revolution led to a number of dictators, millions killed imprisoned or worked to death, you see after a revolution, some one has to take control and make best of the mess.
Galloway highlights the truths in a greatly articulated way...still I believe that his words here will have fallen on deaf privileged ears????
Good point, I was thinking the same thing when I noticed the girl in the purple dress on the left, who is more interested in he smartphone that on following the speech.
georgetjn And on the young man at the end sitting reading a leaflet with his headphones on while all around him applause..
Northern Lights Some really ignorant spoiled brat in the oxford union who is waiting to control the entire country in the future. Pathetic
Northern Lights As far as I can tell, those privileged have, in my experiance, been those whom it falls to in the end to impliment change.
Northern Lights so true ive just said the same in so many words George is honest to honest some may say I wish ppl like him was in the chair of the pm and not just mayor he and us deserve more and so do our grandsons
I fucking well love this guy. I'm a Canadian but I know the truth when I see it. God bless you George!!!
almost 7 years on... this speech on the state of Britain today (then) should be played to the same audience (then ) now and lets get their reactions
I think at this time they would be brainwashed by Kevin bacon and the iPhone 12 advert on TV, and most probably don't know who George Galloway is.
All that GG touched upon in this address is just as relevant today if not more so than it was at the time of making.
History will judge all those those concerned and in doing will place GG head and shoulders above the rest as a Statesman with conviction and foresight.
Thank you George re-visiting these classics is one of my favourite pastimes . May you live long and continue to be a thorn in the side of greed and hypocrisy until your last breath George because they aren't making them like this anymore
If I see George Galloway, I hit the "like" button. Amazing man.
Galloway He was kick out of the Labour Party
@@circle35 so?
@@circle35 it was New Labour, so it doesn't count.
@@circle35 it's like saying he was kicked out of the Conservative party.
He was spot on about Afghanistan. We invaded to remove the Taliban from power and, as soon as we left, the Taliban returned to power. Thousands of lives lost, billions spent and the same people are in power. It’s difficult to see this as anything other than a strategic failure and a defeat for the west.
We love you George for being such a great Human
There really are too little people like Mr Galloway; lord knows we need an _ARMY_ of thinkers like him!
George you are the Best I am with you
Well said.. I always thought I was alone...but we are rising. Soon we expose the corrupt liars..thanks
He doesn't even need to be right, as is the impetus of false attack on him, he just needs to ask the questions that speak truth to power.
Yes, we are in dire need of at least one hundred people like Mr Galloway.
Too few
The truth the whole truth and nothing BUT the truth - thank you George!!!
The most powerful public speech I have heard in a long time. George you're a true hero.
George is a brilliant mind, a great Human being
a corrupt fraud and apologist of blood soaked autocracies around the world.
nope, that would the rich greedy bastards who control the world
Fox news? Really?
I was under the impression that Europians were intelligent.
Jordan Allen nice spelling champ
as was Enoch........
The master orator, man with the silver tongue. The man with the principles and capable to verbalize those principles with an impact.
This man is a LEGEND......
I would like to see George Galloway in
the US Congress delivering one of his
speaches . I think that
the majority of the
Senators would end up
running to the bathrooms with gas
problems . 😡
say what you want about Galloway, he knows how to make a compelling argument.
+T800system LIKE HOW STUPID?
Feel free to tell me where he's wrong and we can have an argument about it.
@@briantrend1263 like,lol you are dumb.like
That's simply because, in the overwhelming majority of cases, he started out by choosing the right side! It's a much simpler chore to argue for right than for wrong!
He's an outstanding orator, something that is rare nowadays. I don't agree with most of his politics.
How can you not agree with what he says.... He's telling the truth...... The end
Some people do not have the intellectual curiously and/or capacity for such abstract thinking.
Others are too busy fighting the myth of meritocracy for a coveted spot in the shrinking middle class while finding time to watch 'the news' everyday...
Others could be doing nothing but working themselves to pay for their dinner and tuition at the same time. Perhaps if one did not ' pick their parents' and/or socioeconomic situation properly, they would be stuck with a virtually unattainable dream of gaining stable employment that may fall somewhere around the poverty line. They literally do not have time nor energy to invest in a healthy life.
And finally, well let me put it this way.... if you were the CEO of a multi-million dollar corporation and your whole family is used to a certain standard of living-- you probably would not disregard your significant others' wishes and/or the future of your children to jump into action at the front lines (metaphorically speaking).
You likely would not be protesting, hustling, struggling and perhaps even risking life and limb-- for say -- a ten million dollar tax hike!
In other words, it is awfully convenient to choose to pretend certain things do not exist, shut up, relax, and enjoy your life of privilege. Perhaps it is but the tendency to preserve oneself that is in human nature that pushes us to keep our lunch money.
Try considering why on earth something such as bullying still occurs. Indeed, it is pretty hard to stand up and attempt to fight someone bigger and meaner than you--- when all along in the back of your mind, you know that if any change happens or perhaps before any real change happens, that bully is now going to take your lunch money everyday too....
And that of all your friends.
THE GREATEST SPEECH EVER, IN MODERN TIMES. NINE YEARS LATER, THERE IS NO CHANGE, FOR THE BETTER.
Very articulate. I’d imagining this truth is tough for some people to consume.
Thanks God for George Galloway, his empathy and sincerity, brave tells and stands with dignity to the establishment, face to face, not name people have that bravery. Long life SIR GORGE, YOU ARE A LEGEND. 🙏👏🙏👏🙏👏🙏👏🙏👏🙏❤️🙏👏👏🙏❤️🙏🙏👏🙏👏🌹🥀🇧🇴🇬🇧😀🤓🤩🥳🤓 🧐🤨.
idiot
A fantastic speech by Galloway, he is a good son of Scotland!
He is talking Shit churchill had a airoplane ready to take off to canada if the germans had landed here , This, we will fight them in the hills and glens we will never surender ,,that was to save his Estates ,, he murdered 1000,Newzealanders and a 1000 Austrailians in two days by sending them into a trap ,and murdered 5,000,000 million Indians and allies ,that how he was kicked out of parliment after the war, I am 82 and lived through the war years ,, Gallowway knows nothing about it but , past down news,he Has been married four times ,all his wives cannot be wrong , check him out your self the man is a nutter
He actually said he's a son of Britain.
Mr Galloway is a truthful man
The manifestation of intelligence and integrity. Mr George Galloway
Thank you George and well said.
Great speech. Let's hope it has not fallen on deaf ears.
Great speaker with great mind and true honesty. Follow him ,brits!
This man speaks too plainly and too honestly to be a politician. How much better we would be governed if the majority of MPS had half the integrity of this man!
Long live mr Galloway love ❤️ from 🇮🇷 iran
Galloway never did a days work in his life ,got scars on top of his head to prove the shit that he as spread ,,that is how he moved out of Scotland and moved down to England where nobody knows him ,,and on Tony Blairs war he knows everybody was against it but said nothingit the time ,but is jumping on the band wagon to give him an easy story and a big following ,,everything that he tells people has all been in the news papers ,and jumps from one subject to another and the young ones fall for it
Sorry, why has this guy been given a platform?
Omg, hypocritical wanker. Unbelievable chancer
@@cjmastablasta why? Breakdown your reason and opinions instead of smearing, that’s not very intellectual is it. Maybe this channel is not for you,..try Fox News, gospel truth 24 hrs a day!
@@circle35 But George literally spoke out against the iraq war and tony Blair multiple times whilst the discussion about the invasion was ongoing?
Big George from Scotland 🏴 is a true patriot notice he does not use autoque or notes
Superb ! A really powerful orator, and so right about many issues. George also has a sense of humour ,which smooths his way .
it's funny how the word's of truth fall on so few, and yet lie's are spoken everyday in parliament and fall on millions.
Yes that is a strange 'coincidence'🤔
A few years ago my son asked me to sign his papers to join the army. I refused. So sick of wars, fighting and the huge gulf in wealth in the UK.
Great talk Mr Goerge Galloway! I really think you are a genuine and very clear elder. I like your self-confidence against the mainstream media, banker and political puppets owned by big corporations
Just once again George showing humanity what is compassion, truth, decency and many aspects of what it means to do the right thing not the convenient things in life. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️
I have great respect for GG. I do not always support his views but am so thankful that he is his own man, he does not subscribe to bland 'on message' politics - what we hear is what he thinks and believes and I am thankful for his direct approach. The Oxford Union 'intelligentsia' consider themselves informed and worldly - at this stage in their lives I consider them neither. Learn from people like GG.
What views do you not agree with?
Oooo i like this guy. A gent who has the balls to speak the truth, a true rarity in Britain.
A good talker with a decent heart and goodwill. He should have been involved in new, new labour.
anything that has been relabeled is because the original is no more, Galloway should ( and has i believe) make his own party and people that have sense should turn their backs on "new" labour and the tories and put their efforts to support Galloway party to grow.
He would be ashamed to be assoiated with 'New Labour' but be proud to be regarded as ' True ' Labour.
@@arthurmartin804 Good luck, no one will vote for it you prat.
Mr. Galloway: You're a man with spine. Deep with passion. Fantastic. I can feel your patriotism through this speech. God bless you.
Amen
@@sandrafarrall9719 I Amen your Amen.
P E A C E : )
I don’t think George regards patriotism anything to be proud of. He aligns with his morals far more than he aligns with his tribe or flag.
God bless you mr Galloway
A Jewel of Man ! Most Honest , Intelligent and eloquent person I have ever come across ! I hold this man very dear to my heart. Who would ever think that is the words of a westerner . I am impressed by his honesty and truthfulness . This is a reassurance that good people can still be found today . Well done Sir Golloway . You have the guts to confront those accusations . I wonder what was the outcome of this interrogation . Was Mr. Galloway acquitted ? Can anybody out there inform me of the outcome ? I would really appreciate it . Thank you !
4 years after your question, George was elected to UK parliament recently.
You are a genius George And I love and hope you may carry on telling the truth to these young students ❤️👍🏻
I'm interested how many students in Oxford, coming from the privileged class and British financial elite, were really interested in what Galloway had to say.
Why would you be surprised . The truthfulness of what he says touch all of us that seek and know the deeper realities of being human privileged or not.
There are actually quite a lot of students at Oxford who come from state schools/poorer backgrounds. Obviously they are fewer in number than the rich students though.
Even still, that is irrelevant. What matters is which class you decide to fight for, not which class you are from.
George, your honest analysis of the apartheid state of Israel is to be applauded. It too shall end like in SA.
If you decide to run in London, I'll canvass for you.
George Galloway is to honesty what Jimmy Savile was to child protection. There are numerous CZcams videos of him denying statements of support for evil tyrants which are flatly contradicted by videos showing him doing just that. Galloway is a liar and a hypocrite who, occasionally, accidentally tells the truth. Find someone more worthy of your support.
mikelheron20 I tell you what. You think for YOUR-self and I'll think for MY-self. How about that?
Maybe you should start with something simpler. Just try thinking to begin with.
mikelheron20 That's a doozie!!! You one smart guy!!! Come up with that yourself? Good boy. Now run to momma and ask for a candy.
What a disappointingly lame comeback. Do you know the old saying "Before engaging in a battle of wits, first ensure you are armed" ?
Listening to him, it reminds me that I am not alone in how I see it, at 83 yo, Italian in Australia, ha ha!
Mr. Galloway is the foremost orator in the English language today. It remains a vivid memory when he mopped the floor with Mr. Christopher Hitchens (God rest his soul.) in debate. As for Hitchens, he was the George Galloway of the literary essay. That is, the best there was in the English language. An incredible talk, Mr. Galloway, inspiring the future leaders of Britain. Bravo!
One of the Greatest political speeches I have ever been privileged to hear! Far exceeds anything Churchill ever spoke concerning the manufactured disaster called World War Two; If we only had one like him in the u.s. congress, we might turn are nation back from the path of disaster she is on!
"the pit they dig for others, they shall fall into! the snare they set for others, they shall be taken with" Old Test
Check his speech in the senate he destroyed them
@@reverseengineeredbot3387 I believe you are referring to his statement and testimony to the US Senate subcommittee investigating the Oil for Food program in Iraq. He absolutely eviscerated them. Blooed on the floor stuff. He was brilliant.czcams.com/video/QVdYp2GDC-4/video.html
Wise words from George.
Very insightful speech, I wonder if those listening got it. George Galloway is a National treasure.
Half of them were on their phones throughout the speech 😢
The great man speaks. A legend of our times, a marvel of the the movement.
One of the best speeches you will ever hear in your life.
Just to add..This guy owns the room, his patter and tone are amazing! great guy, funny and informed.
Outspoken and incendiary. A welcome opinion on the state of things!
Unfortunately George your incredibly well made and articulated observations would be understatements today
Good aul George , A man of great intergritity .. A man of the highest morale standards ... Thank you George ...
He is the man Britain needed in the position of PM .. this man is a man of vision, clarity, truth, and passion. No one can argue and win against him I soo agree with all his views and just admire his speech every single time I watch him speak no matter on talk shows or the oxford union. George Galloway is a gem of a man !!
Amazing and precise predictions for the future. Its almost like he saw it first hand
No right wing English politician can be as patriotic as this guy... This is true patriotism.
George at his entertaining best.
He is the best public speaker I have ever seen. It is a combination of his soft Scottish accent, eloquence and passion. He is so engaging.
Has to be one of the best speeches George has made
What an amazing speech. Well done Mr Galloway, I salute you.
What an awesome man. Love you George.
Brilliant speech George,
The most powerful speech of his life. Although the setting and subject are different, this is even better than his appearance at the Senate!
Many years ago I used to hate this man. Now many years older I find myself totally agreeing with him . He is an intelligent man and also a man who truly believes in everything he says. This is a man of integrity. God bless you George.
Seven years later and this couldn’t be more relevant. We’re actually worse off now.
I think George Galloway is one of the greatest men ever
George Galloway should be heard in every high school in the western world so they can be aware of how evil and corrupt the system is and how the cards are stacked against them succeeding ,the same corruption is also alive and well in all countries around the world ,families need to work together and help each other to achieve the life they dream of...
music to my ears, even the western world practice tatai mi and tatai hon
This guy is speaking the truth not only about the state of England but the state of many nations and the state of the world. The awaken people of the world understanding his words must work together in bringing about the changes to our world. There must be more people like him speaking honestly and extemporaneously of the state of the world in every corner of the world.
Well this aged like a fine wine, funny how the truth exists unblemished through millennia!!!
Why is there not more people like this guy see how it is and say it as it is
As an American, I can say we have zero politicians with this kind of gusto left.
As a Brit, we are in the same boat nowadays
He'd have been better off giving this fabulous speech to people that weren't in the process of becoming the scumbags he detailed. What a great man he is.
Amazing clarity
Thank you Mr. Galloway.....Argentina
Thank you very much for this clear information.
1 of a few eloquent speakers who could address brilliantly in front an assuming most educated crowd without reading speech papers
Let them know.
Epic performance as always.
George is a legend.
In a word - Integrity
IS THIS WHERE ALL THE PEABRAIN LEFTY LIBTARDS HANG OUT??? U DESERVE THIS DODGY MARXIST PRICK HA HA WHAT A BUNCH OF DUMB LOSERS
@@briantrend1263 ...said the 14 year old.
You earn my respect to you Mr George Galloway
I look at George calloway as present day Churchill what a prime minister George would be ❤
All the love and admiration ❤️
Rhetorical brilliance. You can hear the rhythm of his speech throughout. The words are important, but the tone and cadence take it to the next level.
It’s almost like poetry...this man certainly has a way with words
George is just Brilliant!
I always enjoy hearing your passionate voice xxx thankyou so much xxx
Truth will always prevail
What an intelligent man! More of him are needed.
This is your greatest speech so much truth ,
God bless George Galloway for a wonderful speech
The world is in need of a truthfully man like mr Galloway...praise the Lord
the british press has definitely failed its people. That is not an exaggeration
failed is on a good day, what it has done is kill its' own people.
The people are supposed to stand up, stand together and DEMAND accountability.
You pay for most of your media anyway.
Act like it!
@@jordanallen3078 Britain is in a post truth state.
This last election is the proof.
We have the north of England voting against it's own interest because they were lied to by the media.
I fully expect to lose the BBC and the NHS in the next 5 years.
Boris has no principles at all. He will maximise his profit from his time in government.
Brexit is the end of Britain as we know it.
We in Scotland will be gone.
Ireland will be gone.
Little England will suffer while the alien growth of London will continue to grow.
Wales is dead in the water unless Plaid Cymru make a seachange like we did.
I hope they do.
London is such an oulier in the UK and even England that England will self destruct to support it.
The UK has Cancer.
Scotland is getting out.
Luv and Peace.
@@ianedmonds9191 Why do you think all of these great nations will disappear without the stranglehold of the EU?
Are you under the impression that the EU gave you your NHS? And why are you sad a corporate media outfit that pushes every war might disappear?
Think harder and stop letting corrupt and greedy corporatists install fear in you.
@@ianedmonds9191 The West is in a post-truth state btw... The only way to reverse this is by the power of the people. Not by the power of the institutions that MADE the post-truth state.
You don't even have to agree with everything this man says to enjoy listening to his vehement speeches!
Georgous !Strength ,Morality and understanding,complimented by simplicity and experience!His ability to cut to the bone with his words is outstanding but his actions are a true reflection of his Heart and mind!ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS cheers GG
Mr. Galloway is a treasure. Perhaps, with enough people like him, the people of the U.K. will be rescued.