The Rhetorical Personas of George Galloway and Tommy Sheridan



Crines, Andrew S ORCID: 0000-0002-6878-5030 and McAnulla, Stuart
(2017) The Rhetorical Personas of George Galloway and Tommy Sheridan. In: VOICES OF THE UK LEFT: RHETORIC, IDEOLOGY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF POLITICS. Springer International Publishing,Basingstoke, pp. 189-209. ISBN 978-3-319-51901-2

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the rhetoric and personas of two significant voices of the left. George Galloway and Tommy Sheridan both gained prominence through their style of language, oratory, and ideological arguments over the course of their political careers. In doing so they operated outside of mainstream left wing politics, combining criticism of the ‘betrayal’ of Labour party leaders with a populist appeal to many people feeling disaffected by the formal political process. This chapter examines the rhetoric, public persona, and character narratives of Sheridan and Galloway, identifying key components of their approaches. We argue that their ‘outsider’ status offered them rhetorical opportunities which they often exploited in an accomplished manner. However, we conclude that their heavy reliance on personal character narrative brought significant political risks.

Item Type: Book Section
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2016 12:22
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2023 02:35
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51902-9_10
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3003982