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Political Week on Twitter: March 5th – 9th

Political Week on Twitter: March 5th – 9th

George Galloway, the NHS reforms, gay marriage, and women's issues were all in the news this week. So not a week for contentious topics then…

Compiled by Oliver Hotham

Everyone's favourite firebrand socialist, anti-imperialist, and cat impersonator George Galloway announced he'll be running in the Bradford West by-election.

The government's plans to legalise gay marriage returned to the spotlight, with Cardinal Keith O'Brien, head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, comparing the plans to "slavery", which his church was thoroughly opposed to, of course.

The debate over the controversial health and social care bill continued this week, but much of the criticism directed at Cameron and Clegg, Lansley had "mysteriously disappeared".

Tory cuts so far, 17,000 Army, 11,000 Navy, 5,000 RAF, 56,000 NHS, 16,000 Police, 710,000 Public Sector,1,700 Remploy, 0 Bankers #votetory

— Dave Camoron (@EtonOldBoys) March 8, 2012

In light of International Women's Day, it was announced that new European laws could make wolf-whistling illegal. The prime minister was said to have told them to "calm down, dear".