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October 21, 2005	Featured article candidate	Not promoted

Question Time George Galloway in Finchley controversy was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 19 January 2017 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

"Mystery figure targets anti-war pundits and politicians by prolifically editing Wikipedia". RT. 14 May 2018.
George Galloway (16 May 2018). "Who's Philip Cross: 'Either a Mad Obsessionist or State Operative' – Galloway". Sputnik News.
"Philip Cross mystery: Craig Murray asks if Wikipedia editor is network 'demeaning alternative media'". RT. 21 May 2018.
"The Philip Cross scandal: How Wikipedia is being used against left-wing journalists". The Canary. 23 May 2018.
"War on the left: Targets of relentless Wikipedia editor Philip Cross report intriguing patterns". RT. 25 May 2018.
"The Witch Hunt Against a 'pro-Israel' Wikipedia Editor". Haaretz. 26 May 2018.
"More About Wikipedia's Corruption". Modern Diplomacy. 27 May 2018.
"The Mysterious Wikipedia Editor". BBC World Service. 15 June 2018.
"Galloway's war of words with a mystery Wikipedia editor". BBC News. 18 June 2018.

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Labour Party organiser	6,676	6,676	497	497
War on Want	2,651	2,651	160	160
MP for Glasgow Hillhead and Kelvin (1987–2005)	7,937	56,581	648	4,131
Iraq and Saddam Hussein	1,045	26,234	109	1,856
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The Mariam Appeal	5,516	5,516	398	398
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Oil-for-Food profiting accusations	5,519	19,903	410	1,447
US Senate	18	10,026	0	520
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Senate hearing (17 May 2005)	4,769	4,769	176	176
Senate report (October 2005)	4,155	4,155	249	249
UN committee report	2,226	2,226	304	304
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards	2,132	2,132	213	213
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MP for Bethnal Green (2005–2010)	116	25,774	4	1,745
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Celebrity Big Brother	2,779	2,779	203	203
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Viva Palestina aid convoys	6,614	6,614	472	472
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MP for Bradford West (2012–2015)	139	39,813	7	1,774
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Oxford debate walkout, 2013	7,912	7,912	283	283
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Galloway is now in forced Exile

Latest comment: 8 months ago5 comments4 people in discussion

Per an interview with Tucker, apparently G Galloway is now in forced exile and has his property taken from him, Inclusion warranted? Inayity (talk) 14:45, 2 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Just because he describes it that way doesn't mean it is that way, so at best we could attribute that statement to him; and just because he says something doesn't make that opinion WP:DUE. What secondary coverage exists? What do they say? --Aquillion (talk) 14:47, 2 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

I would indeed be surprised if this were actually true (I'm not sure what "forced exile" is supposed to actually mean) so yes at best it'd have to be attributed, if his statement is even notable. — Czello ^(music) 14:54, 2 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

I Found no secondary sources that are RS.Inayity (talk) 15:03, 2 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

If the latter bit is true, surely a reliable secondary source will cover it. The former should be included only with attribution. Yue ✉ 02:29, 3 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

George Galloway sworn in Commons (2024-03-04) (cropped).jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 23:07, 10 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Tiananmen Square

Latest comment: 6 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Regarding Galloway's 2011 remarks regarding Tiananmen Square, is this Independent article a reliable source? I found some sources criticizing him for these remarks, but they're mostly opinion pieces. JPHC2003 (talk) 08:00, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

It is described as a Diary so it seems like opinion and the tone of the text comes across as opinion. I can't find any decent sources which include that quote or any other coverage of Galloway's view on Tiananmen Square. It seems to be an insignificant part of his bio. Burrobert (talk) 11:24, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply