18.12.2014

Christmas and 16 pages

Merry Christmas from Robbie Rix

Just doing what is necessary,” writes comrade JS in response to a ‘thank you’ for his £60 donation. That’s an excellent way of looking at it, comrade!

He was one of several comrades who sent us a hefty sum via PayPal this week. The others were DS (£50), KI (£40), TB and FS (£20 each), and HJ (£10). Thanks to one and all. Then there were cheques for £30 from PL and £20, added to his subscription, from RD, plus, last but not least, a total of £135 in standing orders (AD, DW and MM being the regular donors in question).

All that adds up to £385 and it takes our total for this, the final fighting fund for 2014, to £904. That means we still need £756 in just under two weeks if we’re to make our £1,750 target. The big problem, of course, is that things like that tend to get forgotten over the Christmas period - especially as you won’t have me to remind you again until January 8. That’s right: this is the last Weekly Worker of the year - we’re about to start our annual two-week winter break.

But I would really love to end 2014 on a high. It would be great to report not just the success in reaching that elusive £1,750, but the fact that we have made up for last month’s £65 shortfall too! That would really be the icing on the cake to mark a year of achievement, including the switch to full colour on the front and back, and a few 16-pagers - not least the issue you’re reading right now!

But if we’re to continue in that vein we need to make the full £1,750 regularly. So here’s an idea for those comrades looking to make a new year resolution: how about setting up a standing order starting in January 2015? Be like JS and do what is necessary!

On behalf of the entire Weekly Worker team, let me wish all readers an enjoyable Christmas and a happy new year.

Robbie Rix