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George Galloway’s mother was born in Scotland not Ireland. Why the lies? Dronley1 (talk) 08:29, 31 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Why the lies? Well....something to do, isn’t it, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.101.147.139 (talk) 21:11, 27 March 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The article text says "Sheila (née Reilly), who is of Irish descent". It doesn't say that she was born in Ireland. Maybe the wording could be a bit clearer, but it isn't outright wrong.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me) 08:40, 31 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
No it says “Irish Mother” stop lying. Dronley1 (talk) 20:57, 12 February 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ok it says that now because it’s been changed, good. But previously it did say that she was Irish which is false, good. Dronley1 (talk) 21:00, 12 February 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Unnecessary use of quotes
"Unbelievably controversial, and I did it without preparing people properly for the storm" Ravo98 (talk) 11:58, 9 April 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Done I've removed the whole statement, along with some more puffery and unnecessary "later, he recalled, ..." RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 13:48, 12 April 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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George Galloway’s mother is not Irish but Scots born, her father was Irish. I’ve stated this before. Why continue to lie about it? 188.30.199.47 (talk) 07:34, 20 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Galloway's website says "His mother, Sheila O’Reilly, is of Irish background from the town of Granard". I'm not sure this means that she was actually born in Ireland, although some people might conclude this. What we need here is a reliable secondary source. I've removed this from the WP:LEAD because it is contentious, but left in the part saying that his mother was of Irish descent.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me) 07:49, 20 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
IMO Galloway's own programme on RT should be included in the summary, as it may shed a completely different light on his current media and political activity, regardless of his own intent. 2A02:A31C:35F:5180:58A4:436B:2C91:DF6F (talk) 00:19, 11 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Done I've removed the whole statement, along with some more puffery and unnecessary "later, he recalled, ..." RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 13:48, 12 April 2021 (UTC)