Galloway, the Electoral Commission, and Respect
On 1 February, a press release from Respect Renewal was posted on the blog of Respect Renewal member Andy Newman. It says that: "The Bethnal Green and Bow MP George Galloway has won the fight to retain the name Respect for his party. The Electoral Commission has ruled that the organisation’s national chair Linda Smith, who is a close ally of Galloway, is to remain the leader and nominating officer for Respect. "This ruling has effectively put paid to the attempts by the revolutionary Socialist Workers Party to hijack the Respect name for their own uses". Comments on Andy Newman's blog say that...