   the respect party is a left-wing political party in the united kingdom founded in 2004. a socialist party, its name is a contrived acronym standing for respect, equality, socialism, peace, environmentalism, community, and trade unionism. the respect party was established in london in january 2004; it grew out of the stop the war coalition, opposing the iraq war. the respect party's highest profile figure and leader is george galloway, mp for bradford west, while its national secretary is chris chilvers.chris chilvers. "all the small things â the recent by-election results" respectparty.org (sunday, 2 december 2012) ==founding== [[file:respect esf fringe meeting.jpg|thumb|right|respect fringe meeting at the [[eur
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