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Tuesday 21 August 2012
Leading article: George Galloway is anything but gorgeous
George Galloway is no stranger to opprobrium, but his remarks in support of Julian Assange represent a new low even for him. That the MP for Bradford West believes the allegations of sexual assault levelled against the WikiLeaks founder to be untrue is one thing. To claim, however, that to have sex with someone who is asleep is not rape, merely "bad sexual etiquette", is shameful.
With a dismissive "these things happen", Mr Galloway is trivialising one of the more unpleasant crimes that one human being can commit against another. He is parroting the outdated view that a person's body is their own only up to a point. Worst of all, he is making it harder than ever for victims of rape to come forward.
From anyone, such arguments would be deeply flawed. From a Member of Parliament, they are unpardonable. Mr Galloway is unfit for public office.
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What a kiss can tell us about the Royal Family - and our own stiff upper-lip
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As Google and Apple are probed on tax avoidance, it's time for political leaders around the world to take a stand and stamp the practice out
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Letters: Why A&E units are struggling
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Editorial: The case for keeping the Coalition is clear
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Our British democracy is a presidential system - minus the President
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Editorial: The price we pay for open justice
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