Smyth commits to represent Longford Westmeath in general election

Longford People Before Profit candidate Dave Smyth has committed to fight to end 100 years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael of Irish politics.

People Before Profit-Solidarity today announced Dave Smyth is selected as the party’s candidate for the Longford/Westmeath constituency for the general election.

Mr Smyth spoke of the honour of representing the party in the forthcoming election: “I’m proud to have been selected to be the People Before Profit-Solidarity candidate for our area in the general election.”

The People Before Profit-Solidarity candidate is calling on pollers for their support on Friday, November 29: “In this election we will have the opportunity to finally end 100 years of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil rule. They leave a legacy of housing crisis, hospital waiting lists and a chronic lack of additional needs, resources and supports for children. It’s long past time to be rid of them.”

The Longford town based candidate has a clear agenda: “Another Ireland is possible. An Ireland in which we invest the wealth in public services, to establish an Irish NHS, to provide free childcare in a public system, and truly free and inclusive education.

“Wages have lagged inflation for several years, so we need to give workers a break by abolishing the USC. Instead we should tax multi-millionaires. We need rent controls to reduce rent and we need to use the Apple tax to capitalise a state construction company to build the tens of thousands of social and affordable housing we need.”

Mr Smyth believes there is an appetite for change: “We need a left government that takes action to give real solidarity to Palestine – not just the weasel words of Simon Harris and the current government.

“We need a government that will not scapegoat migrants and refugees for the housing crisis, and will take radical climate action such as making public transport free, retrofitting all housing in the state to a BER of B2 or above, and ban new data centres.

“While other parties flip-flop, we guarantee we will never go in with Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael. We fight to end 100 years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and for another Ireland.”

Mr Smyth will be on the hustings for the remaining three weeks of campaigning before voters head to the polls.

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