George Galloway banned from Canada

[bettany]

apparently they think he's odius beyond words or something.

I like George - and it seems he's in good company if he's on a banned list.

I'm with Slug. I know him and he really is slimy. I don't think he should be banned though. He's not dangerous...just a bit silly . Bad precedent for free speech and democracy to start banning legit politcians IMO.

I generally think bannings are counter-productive, really.

But admittedly, given that I really do think he's a tosser, it's quite beyond me to drum up much indignation about it.

Interesting letter from Conrad Black in the Guardian today about this.

here