Who Will Be Next Leader Of The SNP? Galloway Launches Workers Party Candidates |

After Humza Yousaf's resignation, who will be the next leader of the SNP? We speak to co-editor of Conter David Jamieson.
Plus: George Galloway announces a slate of candidates for his workers party; and Keir Starmer is caught lying again.
00:00 Intro
00:51 SNP Leadership Forerunners
21:33 Galloway Reveals Election Plans
42:19 Home Office Loses Contact With Asylum Seekers
49:52 Graham Brady On Party Democracy
57:03 Keir Starmer Lies About Gaza Again
With Aaron Bastani and @NoJusticeMTG.
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[@nqa5448]

Anyone voting for starmer is also complicit.

[@jamesdunn8968]

I have just voted Green for both county and local elections. I am finished with Labour.

[@thecavetiger]

Free Scotland, free Palestine, free the world. 💙

[@Skembear000]

But lock up the Tories

[@NeilEvans-xq8ik]

Israel is already free

[@orangefield100]

Free Palestine from HAMAS

[@sidp5381]

@@orangefield100free it form Israel and Netanyahu

[@robertmclaren2892]

I will never vote for this labour party. two party politics stinks.

[@kerrynewnham8946]

Keir Starmer using the term “herself” for Israel shows how strong his own affiliation and reverence for Israel is.

[@MartinJames389]

I'm not sure Starmer is such a good liar. Just look at his face when the presenter announces the clip she's about to play. It's the face of a "dog ate my homework" excuse peddler who's just been found not to live with a dog. He is a prolific liar, but that's not the same thing.

[@PeppermintPatties]

Agreed.👍 I feel he's just using his experience as a barrister to defend every point made. It's all in a day's work for him.

[@fattoad2668]

If these people don't think that cutting off water,food and electricity is killing people and that's ok-what's in store for us? Also losing 200 children???

[@tuesday6573]

My issue with Galloway and Workers party is how socially conservative they are, like what are lgbtqi+ working class people supposed to do? seems they gonna get effed either way

[@ghostfires]

exactly

[@bawbagindustries]

I'm pretty sure that there are plenty of lgbtqi+ independents running or welcome to run. I don't think Galloway is hostile to lgbtqi+ people insomuch as he wears his Catholicism on his sleeve - his schtick is more traditional in that advocating for the working class whatever their identity is prioritised rather than pitting lgbtqi+ against more socially conservative people and letting dishonest actors split the class. It might not be your thing, but I don't think you can deny that the working class are fucked right now whatever their identity.

[@charismahornum-fries691]

He lost a lot of voters on that. He could have said all workers with a focus on the economy and ended it there. He also calls it the workers party. Not socialist.

[@tuesday6573]

@@charismahornum-fries691 exactly! also It is workers party 😅 will edit above ☝️

[@anthonygreen7063]

A lot of people will vote for them, precisely because they want an economically socialist party without all the 'wokery' of the Left. Galloway isn't anti gay, he supported same sex marriage, but he doesn't believe it should constantly be pushed down our throats, that people can literally change sex, and he has always opposed abortion on religious grounds. Many agree with him, and even if they don't, his views are valid and should be respected. There is also no sense in socialists supporting open borders, which every trade unionist used to know.

[@joeows6537]

Last time Galloway addressed the U.S. Congress, he wasted little time, tearing them a new one!.... funny, hasn't been invited back since!.... 100% Baddassery!

[@fifilamour1344]

100% Narc of Trumpian proportions.

[@hayleyxyz]

Politics is more than bloodsports

[@-unclejohn-]

George Galloway interviewed by Alan Partridge 😂

[@jake751]

The tea leaf 😮

[@rashlatif9478]

I have to say one of the most disgusting interviews I have seen with George Galloway. You wonder why we don’t watch mainstream media. It would be an understatement to say they’re so corrupt.

[@paulpieroni]

Jamieson states that the Greens ‘sacrificed everything’ once in a coalition with the SNP. But what about rent controls and the housing bill?

[@andrewbrooks8808]

I struggled listening to the sweeping criticisms of all and sundry by Jamieson. It is not easy running for office and it is not easy serving in office once elected.

[@aimell3117]

I've voted SNP since I was old enough to vote, but if Forbes was to run and win I could no longer do so. I suspect that would be the case for many of their younger and leftist voters. It seems like Scottish Labour has an opportunity here to appeal to the left but they've been so toothless for so many years, I'd be surprised to see it.

[@lisaglaze250]

I do feel that the SNP seems to send its most competent people to Westminster for some reason. Instead of being irrelevant down there they could have been building a success story in Scotland

[@marakinane2097]

Perhaps the competent ones gain valuable knowledge and experience of what they are up against by being in WM?

[@Adamb87]

Scots should consider electing the Socialist party, a Real Left wing party for a Real Left wing electorate. It's the best party available in U.K. at present. Love love love each other

[@alst4817]

Bless you, you sweet summer child

[@kin9225]

I’ll be out voting for the workers party and drag everyone in my family to vote for them!

[@ghostfires]

I don't see much difference between Galloway and Reform

[@LunaRose1312]

There isn't, people fall for his support of Palestine every single time without realising its not the same support we on the left believe in

[@jake751]

Complete different

[@sososoprano1]

@@jake751- even though at least one of those standing is a homophobic ex-Tory?

[@jeanjohnstone4384]

Aaron, scotland , every time the independence wheel starts moving, gets ridiculed from Westminster's army of , well everything. its not a puncture, the fact is the tory government even most recently are putting more air in it.

[@minimalist279]

Would like Starmer to peel of the mask, cross over to the Conservative Party.

[@DJJinxC2006]

I love how George's wife backs him to the hilt, what a woman.

[@bublabasu9509]

"Lying about lying!" Hear hear Aaron! "Political weather vane!" Hear hear, Helena! "Nice hair cut" -hahaha!

[@jazmin1932]

Love Galloway. He is real.

[@Professional_Youtube_Commenter]

I'm in a huge quagmire. I am in apsana's constituency, she has always supported palestine, but she is the labour candidate and I dont know know whether to give her a vote. I just wish she went independant and left labour.

[@alkhemiegypt]

I have that problem too. My MP is Jon Trickett - a proper socialist. But I just can't, in good conscience, vote for Labour again. I've joined the Green Party. They're putting up a candidate in every constituency this year. My vote may not have a huge effect at the moment but the momentum will build. At least it's starting to break apart the rotten two-party system.

[@ACHUNDOI]

Helena is 100% correct Starmer is a"political lightweight"....

[@jackjude]

B'STANI !! ✌️🤘🎸

[@johnbartley3563]

Aron can’t compete with George

[@sososoprano1]

It terrifies me thinking about a Wee Free being in that position. My mother was badly damaged by her own mother, because of being a Wee Free nutter. Even if they have mellowed since then…

[@user-hn5kh7qt9r]

She is wee free (continuing)

[@roostah3575]

“Posh-o Warbling” 🤣🤣🤣

[@guillermocongrevesanchez9114]

42.04 internet tweet of the month. Galloway is an effective operator

[@eldroubie]

Keir Starmer is a heavy weight champion liar - he's not a good liar, no one thinks he's telling the truth, but he piles lies on top of lies to defend lies - like a lot of politicians he has no shame, he will go out and say any outragous thing to keep his donors happy

[@starmersbarber]

How hopeless is Victoria Atkins? She looks permanently bewildered....probably for a good reason!

[@parsley8554]

Good video

[@88GhostWriter88]

Galloway on top to safe the uk and british hard earned taxes!!!

[@01sinat]

George has been on the right side of history for a long time. You should join hands, you are very politically aligned.

[@matsemillian]

ID politics is more important to these champagne socialists, or «NATO lefties» if you will. 🙄

[@frankezane583]

Galloway has been very critical of Aaron, in fact pretty much blasted him another one. Don’t think George thinks much of Aaron, Ash etc

[@happydays4302]

I think they are aligned in some areas, not others. Novara should stay independent- we don't need aligned media we need independent and fair media.

[@redflag4781]

He wants to ditch "green" policies. Existential threat????

[@ghostfires]

yes, being a Catholic anti-choice climate denier is really being on the right side of history, that's totally where history is leading

[@kaleemsaeed6963]

So glad some one with common sense and descent human beings

[@chicachicawahwah6032]

I ❤️ the way you pronounce Richard MAD' leys name properly Aaron & don't use his adopted & flouncy 📺 one...no wonder Judy has 'always demanded' to go by Finnegan since marrying him 😉.

[@Tao_Tology]

Whether you are pro or anti (or ambivalent about 😏) 'indy', that was a very clear analysis by Jamieson and a warning about the ongoing 'hollowness' in Scottish politics. _Particularly_ the points about the 'asset giveaways' already started under this administration and, bluntly, the very high likelihood that more of the same is on the cards.

[@Anonymus-qp2mb]

It's no different in any government around the world.

[@DEVIL4POSTER]

When all else is exhausted they will be fighting with styx and stones.

[@lisaglaze250]

Yes Helena Keir Starmer is a lawyer so skilled at twisting facts. Should never be trusted.

[@bunchie1966]

When did Novara Media turn to the right?

[@ACHUNDOI]

Never take on the NUM the Roman Catholic church or George Galloway 😅😅😅

[@powresitta]

😂😂😂 i will never pay my tax debt in Uk

[@jazminew38]

Since when a coloniser, oppressive occupier, apartheid state child killers has any right to defend their heinous crimes? The occupied have every right to resist occupation and fight it as history shows. Also Resistance is legal under International Law whereas colonisation and oppression is illegal;.

[@rabs1440]

Never voted in my life because been anti government on most issues. Might just have to hand it to galloway in next election

[@Tao_Tology]

🤦‍♀️ My.......godddd, the lack of understanding. Not voting means that, even if you don't have a candidate you _actively_ want, you are not doing your part to stop 'the other lot' from getting in.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

​@@Tao_TologyNo

[@Tao_Tology]

@@Noel-ji8nm ......refusing to vote is an incredibly immature decision. Yes.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@Tao_Tology Voting legitimises these frauds.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@Tao_Tology Voting legitimises these gangsters.

[@johnbartley3563]

Novara is jealous of this hero!

[@joop5415]

Massive irretrievable data loss

[@Dylan-co2cl]

Galloway's Workers Party is the only one truly fighting for us working class✊

[@Tao_Tology]

And back in boring old reality the only party that can stop the tories getting another term are _not_ The Galloway Gang

[@paulmarshall4793]

I think Galloway is the best option out there this term around

[@jake751]

Galloway or independent

[@josephhenry4725]

Humza

[@dxpetrov]

Why am I watching a girl and hearing a bloke?!

[@LimeyRedneck]

🤠💜

[@shomulder6854]

❤️👍🤘👌👋

[@nicchapman6709]

Thought that was monty panesar

[@stuartmamanbolton1697]

People are fed up with the mainstream bureau speak waker! George is a breath of fresh air in a stinking stagnant political system......it's time to work for the British people...not the Ukraine ...Israel ...somewhere in the south China sea .....go for it George ! i'll certainly be voted independent .......

[@Uduwerage]

The Scottish Greens have been behind the land stripping in the Highlands to establish countless wind farms that lay idle for up to 50% of the time as Scotland cannot use the energy produced whilst the residents in these areas disproportionately suffer from fuel poverty.

[@user-hs4ti2dg6l]

Blithering nonsense of course. Scotland exports electricity to England, and this would be a key resource for an independent Scotland. Wind turbines take up very little room, and are mostly sited on areas that are of limited agricultural value.

[@Uduwerage]

@@user-hs4ti2dg6l, which aspect do you believe to be nonsense? I am currently looking at a huge wind farm in the Highlands that is switched off for up to 50% of the time, as the 'free market economy' approach states that there is no need for power. Heaven help us. We would not want cheaper electricity. The Highlands is dependent on tourism, and even though many wind farms exist in the area, the residents pay disproportionately the highest energy bills.

[@Janos23]

@@Uduwerage That's not why, they're switched off because the grid can't handle spikes of input. It's a physics thing, it's actually surprisingly difficult to deal with excess electricity when there isn't much being used on a national level. The infrastructure required is both complicated and costly, and with all the government cuts from westminster Scotland has less and less money with which to invest in energy infrastructure. *THAT* is the problem that needs addressing. It's nothing to do with the free market and whoever told you that is lying to you. Ask yourself why that is and what they'd gain from making you think that.

[@Uduwerage]

@@Janos23, the energy companies in this are receive millions of pounds in constraint payments in order to not produce electricity, and yes I am only too aware of the need to upgrade the network. This is another issue that is negatively impacting the Highlands of Scotland.

[@Janos23]

@@Uduwerage True, but the millions of pounds are in government subsidies that are a normal part of a government's energy investments for the future. In Scotland, we have it better the rest of the Uk at least, though as you say, not perfect, but at least the companies aren't getting the money and are allowed to do whatever they want without consequence, (thank the Tories for this once again), I'd say that's worth mentioning. And about upgrading the network, I'm not exaggerating when I'm saying actually dealing with that capacity would be a massive investment. Unfortunately, green energy companies can't afford it even with government subsisides (paying them to do nothing actually works out cheaper depressingly enough) because the UK forces them to keep their prices high enough so that fossil fuels can compete with them, which even pro-free marketeer types should be against, but as we know with the Tories, they're only for the free market when it benefits them. I'm personally very much on the left, but this is one of those issues where it's a lot more complicated than it seems on the surface.

[@SamOliverYT]

How many times does Starmer have to clarify that international law needs to be upheld for you to accept that's what he meant 🤣 also you are so sneery & have no dissenting voices on your show, ever.

[@freedom4639]

Go back to BBC Stamers hypocrisy on international law what law it's my ball law .

[@Tao_Tology]

​@@freedom4639Starmer was _quite literally_ not supporting Netenyahu's war crimes. You are so very easily led you didn't listen to or watch the interview.

[@freedom4639]

Swinney MSM calls him a safe pair of hands translation a establishment stooge.

[@Tao_Tology]

What 'msm' are you reading?

[@fifilamour1344]

No one in the SNP are 'establishment' we're hated by them more than Corbyn was.

[@matsemillian]

My god has Novara media gone full shitlib? 😂 George is the mf man.

[@Nick-kb6jd]

He is on Palestine, he was on Iraq, but he's a Tory when it comes to social issues. I've been following him since the 90s.

[@matsemillian]

@@Nick-kb6jd Not really. His conservative social views are only crazy to the people that prioritize ID politics over everything else. Also the left will NEVER have a chance to win over poor and working class people if the focus is gonna be a reflection of the political interest of a 45 year old upper to middle class white woman.

[@tuesday6573]

bruh how about immigrant, lgbt working class people, how they supposed to choose? I support Galloway on Palestine on his economic stance but would he support people look like me?

[@user-hs4ti2dg6l]

@@matsemillian Assuming that working class and poor people are bigots like Galloway is plain insulting.

[@matsemillian]

@@tuesday6573 Hmm, have followed him for a few years now, still haven’t heard him say anything racist, sexist or anti-LGBTQ.

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Thank you, Bastani, for interesting journalism. Thank you, Helena, for nothing.

[@jimdon5409]

Novara Media 💩

[@donnarichmond7641]

Scotland say we are Christian land, why should Kate not defend our chore values and be attacked for it, she needs to stand up, ps go GG let's kick ass!

[@elzabethmcarthur3154]

I will spoil my vote before I give it to her, 38% of Scotland have no religion. She's highly divisive, she would cause nothing but harm to SNP and Scotland. Church and state do not mix well. Have you learned nothing from history.

[@johnmackenzie4703]

Given how close to 50% people identifying as Christian in Scotland was back in the 2011 census, I have a strong feeling when the religious data from the 2022 census is released later this month, we will no longer be a majority Christian country 😂

[@gordonaliasme1104]

I thought that the main religion is Jedi

[@donnarichmond7641]

​@@johnmackenzie4703yes that's funny 🤔 ten commandments back, simple, horrid world without it'

[@JSK010]

An hour long saying “communism has never been tried” yawn. Wonder how you ppl make your money.

[@sarahjessicafarter7383]

Great interview with David Jamieson, really helped me crystallise many of my own thoughts.

[@chrisc2412]

I fucking love Galloway

[@allierabbit]

He’s socially conservative. He’s not the utopian leftist people think he is

[@CHIEF_420]

@Intel 🤝 @FutureFarming1 💻 + 🚜 = 🌮 + 🧀🧀🧀 Compras una finca muy grande y crea una nueva economía con comida económico