27.03.2014

Handsome

Robbie Rix reports on a decent week for the Fighting Fund

Noting that it is only a couple of weeks since the our paper celebrated its 1,000th issue, comrade MG writes in the letter accompanying his donation: “Towards the 10,000th edition of the Weekly Worker!” The £5 note MG enclosed may be modest, but the ambition he expressed is quite the opposite.

Someone whose expressions of admiration are more restrained, but whose largesse is more pronounced, is a reader in Italy, comrade AG, who sent us a €200 cheque to pay for his annual subscription and for three CPGB books, with the remainder to go towards the Weekly Worker fighting fund. Converting euros into pounds and doing the subtraction, I reckon that leaves a handsome £48 for our March fund.

And AG wasn’t the only one to add a little something to his resubscription. Comrade JH bumped up his cheque by £20. Then there was the £25 donated via PayPal by DB (who was one of 12,040 online readers last week) and - last, but not least - £277 in standing orders. A special mention must go to comrade SK, whose generous monthly donation accounts for most of that.

All in all, £375 came in last week, which takes our total to £1,201. So we have just four days to get the £300 we need to reach our £1,500 target. I am hoping readers and supporters will react speedily to my plea to ensure we get that money by 5pm on Monday March 31. Follow DB’s example and click on our PayPal icon, make a transfer from your online account (to 00744310; sort code 30-99-64), or hand over your contribution in person at our stall at the Left Unity conference on Saturday.

See you there!