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mobilising Glasgow, aSO teachers and currently in struggle date IS BIRMINGHAM Small Heath: Lambeth, The candidate will be chosen Soutwark later this week. Socialist Unity will also be contesting the local wards:
Saltley, DudGLASGOW Queens Park:
The candidate in this Gorbals Walter McLellan, assistant secretary of Glasgow to Pakistan'.
NALGO and well-known in the campaign for better housing and against all Socialist Unity's campaign here will lay particular stress on for the 21 April Tee demonstration on Ireland in supported by both UTOM and Sinn Fein. It will provide a platform for civil politics HULL Central: The candiPauline Stanton who delegate to ASTMS Divisiona Council No. 1, a member of Hull Trades Council executive, and an active campaigner for 6). abortion rights and against the closure of a local women's A novel development is the setting up of a School Kids for NUPE Unity by young Council.
LONDON Deptford: The Maguire, of the South-East Medical Branch of ASTMS and a member of workers' Divisional Council campaigner against the cuts throughout the life of the Labour government, she is currently secretary of the Lewisham and trades committee against the cuts in the health service.
LONDON Southall: The candidate is Tariq Ali, editor of Socialist Challenge, who was once told by Labour MP Syd Bidwell that he should either join the Labour Party or return Bidwell reportedly likes to and joke with Asian voters that 'My name is really Bidwell Singh, but his real record can be seen in his signature on the racist Parliamentary Select CommitReport on Immigration produced last year Socialist Unity is making it clear that if Bidwell loses his seat he will have only hi blame; Ali's candidature primarily aims to offer a positive alternative to the thousands of black people will away Bidwell in disgust. To this end Socialist Unity is circulating an open letter to Bidwell (see page LONDON Tower Hamlets: The A district retary nest district and a member of NUPE's London Divisional Apart from the major issue of racism, Socialist Unity will take up the local reflection of Labour's right-wing policies in the council's stand against the workers and socia strikes the latter now into its eighth month).
MANCHESTER Ardwick: The candidate is Jeff West, a welder and member Boilermakers Union. He will be standing against Industry Minister Gerald Kaufman, notorious amongst other things for helping to sabotage the Lucas workers" Corporate Plan.
NOTTINGHAM East: The candidate is Juniper, member of ASTMS who works for a trade union information unit. He is active in the ANL commintee of the Notinghing steering Anti-Cuts Committee.
Apart from these constituencies, there may also be Socialist Unity candidacies in LEEDS South (against Merlyn Rees), LIVERPOOL see article on Edge Hill by-elec tion), and LONDON Islington North. Confirmation expected later this week.
Finally, Socialist Unity wil also campaign actively for independent candidates in two other constituencies:
BARNSLEY: Here Brendan Gallagher, father of Willie, is standing on a "Troops Out platform against Northern Ireland Secretary Roy Mason.
CARDIFF South-East: Here Pat Arrowsmith is standing as Independent Socialist against Callaghan, and contree support het candidacy has been set up the Campaign for a Socialist Alternative.
The •main issue in this campaign will be Ireland, but it will also focus on unemploy. ment (with the recent closure of the East Moors steel plant in the constituency) and devolu tion. The SWP has pledged that its members will be active in the campaign.
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