BERNADETTE McAliskey -weeks ago was on the brink of death following an attempt to assassinate her and her husband Michael - is to contest the Westminster by-election for the managh and South Tyrone.
The election will take place on 9 April, and in an Bertold Socialist Challenge why she would be a candidate:
'I'm standing because its time the mass mobilisa. ton was turned against Maggie Thatcher.
'There's no living this country, with soldiers and jails, and no money, and no jobs, and no peace, And there's politician Drenared to do anyuning about it but complain.
'So it's time we landed the Maggie's feet WestBernadette's campaign will focus particularly on the hunger strike in the H Blocks of Long Kesh prison. Three who just a few constituency of FerIrish political prisoners have now joined Bobby Sands who started his protest at the beginning of March.
Said Bernadette: 'By polling day Bobby Sands will be 40 days on hunger strike, so the whole election will be crucial to the outcome of that strike, and the election campaign will be geared around it.
The by-election is caused by the death dependent Republican Frank Maguire. Frank's brother, Noel, has nounced his intention contest the seat and his campaign is being backed by the Catholic Church.
Noel Maguire has played no part in the struggic lo win duman rigals lor the Irish political prisUlcis. His candidature is seen very much as an attempt the Catholic Church to stop Bernadette, whose left-wing socthe bishops.
Another non-Unionist candidate could be Austin Curry of the northern Irish Democratic and The SDLP has also stated its oppostion to political status for the Irish prisoners.
Crisis Bernadette Socialist Challenge ane Comene! possible accusations that she would be splitting the non-Unionist vote:
'When the chips are down, with the political crisis reaching the stage it is, the aid of the Catholic of mine to come to Church and middle class Catholics and help them to find an inoffenCatholic SCHe back to Westminster.' cent attempt on her life, standing in Tyrone. the mass movement to Westminster.' can get their tickets Socialist For new readers we are offering TEN ISSUES of Socialist Challenge for the incredibly lon With 12 month subscriptions we are giving away a FREE COPY of The British Economic Disaster by Andrew Glyn and John Harrison. published by Pluto Press. (usual price f2.95).
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