As election campaigns go Bradford West is going to take some beating.
First we have disaster that was the Labour party shortlist. In the end Labour pitted for Naz Shah and opposition candidates must have been jumping with joy.
Admittedly, here was a candidate with little or no political experience thrust into the limelight having to fight an election against one of the most charismatic politicians of his generation.
But you could sense George Galloway of Respect was not about to take any challenge lightly. And whilst on the face of it he seems to strolling to a re-election he is wise enough to know that in politics nothing is certain.
Then Labour alleged that Mr Galloway is in breach of election law by making what is says are false statements about its candidate Naz Shah.
That was after Respect candidate Mr Galloway called for Ms Shah to be charged with perjury over evidence she gave in the trial of her mother who was convicted of murder and her subsequent unsuccessful appeal.
What George Galloway has brought to this race is his ability to essentially 'annoy people' on the other side of the planet.
This is Bradford West so why on earth is former Conservative MP and author Louise Mensch so bothered? It probably has got do with Galloways vocal support of the Palestinians for as long as we can remember.
Even Galloway himself seemed to allure to the fact that everyone and anyone was getting their two cents into this campaign.
Everyone worked out why the powerful the foul the malignant and their media mouthpieces are working so hard on me? #don'tneedtobeEinstein!
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) April 13, 2015
In the middle of this wider war of words is Naz Shah and for that matter the other candidates in this constituency. Yes, there are other candidates and here they are.
Mohammed 'Harry' Boota UK Independence Party (UKIP), George Grant Conservative Party; Alun Griffiths Liberal Democrats Celia Hickson Green Party Therese Hirst English Democrats; James Kirkcaldy Independent
Maybe all the candidates should change their slogans too... ‘Never dull day in Bradford West’. Make a lot more sense.
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