GB Elections Newsletter
Islamist politics and the threat to Labour from George Galloway's left wing populism.
Key Insights
The key takeaway of the Rochdale by-election is not George Galloway’s victory, but that David Tully, an entirely unknown, independent local, won second place, ahead of all the mainstream parties.
This reflects the presence of a huge swathe of the electorate who are hostile to the system, and ripe for a populist surge.
The Rochdale by-election …