WHILE the parliamentary candidate for Barnsley speaking at a public meeting in North Islington's Archway Thursday. gentlemen were seen in the pub's carpark noting down the numbers.
As the candidate in question was Brendan Gallagher, what the gentlemen were up to does not need spelling out.
Gallagher has been arrested though never charged 183 times in the last couple of years as he has travelled to and from Ireland campaigning on behalf of the political prisoners and on the need to get British troops out of his count.).
Add to that his personal involvement in H Block - his son Willie is a blanket prisoner was - and it is easy to understand Gallagher IS against Roy Mason and why he TWO is determined to make Ireland ISSUe the Brendan summed up his attitude at his opening press conference in Barnsley on 10 April. I know this is a single issue campaign', he said, "but It Is on the single important issue facing British people.
*Their rulers have shamed and endangered their freedom nOW LUCY freedom and justice.' The feeling words is evident Brendan speaks in public.
He does not plead his case, he tends to shout it angrily. He standing does not ask for help in driving Brtain out of ireland. demands it.
general subtlety about Brendan lagher.
The climax of the Barnsley election is scheduled for 30 April, when a public meeting is planned at which Shrewsbury Pon Arden, and playmant 3HOS Arden, the Paul Foot are expected to speak.
Brendan spoken in over vote for constituencies fore the election is behind those chiefly those in which Socialist whenever Univ is standing He is calling for a vote for currently There is no Brendan.
Galbeaten out of them. and journalist Mason and will also have parliament. When the dozen truth is revealed, nationally beOVCI sense caust?
If that said when prophesied tha foundations' all the was called Strabane, unemployment town in the EEC This Socialist Unity and for Pat Arrowsmith, who is taking on Callaghan in Cardiff and is on tour But whether in Barnsley or elsewhere, Gallagher's message is the same. He explains how prisoners are ill-treated" Long Kesh, and how they only ended up there because of no-jury courts and convictions "This', says Brendan, 'is the by whole won't the British people feel the same shame that the Germans have shown following the screening of Holosounds rather extreme, it is worth bearing in mind what Dr Robert Irwin The first revealed aspects of the police torture in the North of Ireland. Irwin TERE whole truth is known it will shake British society to its Gallagher is not as respectable a figure as Irwin. He is only a lorry driver from a place which just happens to have the highest rate of any Still, whatever happens in the election, the suspicion is that Mason will breathe a hefty sigh of relief when it is all over.
For on 8 April, Mason was seen to turn a paler shade of white when into a pub where he was drinking came Brendan and a couple of campaign workers. Mason was the one to drink up and leave.