With the exception of Northern Ireland, it has been some time since Britain had a nakedly sectarian political party. I’m open to correction, but the last one was probably the Liverpool Protestant Party.
And now sectarianism is back.
Make no mistake. Galloway’s win in Bradford West was fought on the basis of religion. This was a candidacy that was aimed at demonstrating that, if Muslims are appealed to in the name of religion, they will vote for you. While Galloway’s campaign literature claimed: [Harry’s Place] Read more
