George Galloway, the Respect MP and former contestant on Celebrity Big Brother, has joined the race to be rector of the University of Edinburgh. He faces two rivals - George Foulkes, a Labour MSP, and Iain Macwhirter, a journalist. The election in February marks 150 years since William Gladstone became the first rector after the role was established by an Act of Parliament.
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