21.04.2016

Two boosts

Robbie Rix is pleased this week, but still reminds you that the paypal button is not merely decorative

This week saw our fighting fund boosted in two different ways.

First, there was the cash raised at the April 16 People’s Assembly demonstration in London, amounting to £336. Second was comrade PM, who bought the Weekly Worker £500-worth of postage stamps and said he didn’t want the money back! As I say, two separate boosts for an April fund that had been sadly lagging behind in terms of our £1,750 target. But no longer - especially when you add on the seven standing order payments that totalled £345 this week. Plus the £20 that comrade RB added to his subscription cheque.

All that comes to no less than £1,201, which takes our running total to a fantastic £1,721. So we’re just £29 short and there are still 10 days to go!

But readers may have noticed something missing from what I’ve said so far. That’s right - not a single PayPal donation over the last seven days. And that’s despite the fact that our website recorded 3,297 visits. But I’m sure comrades will make up for that over the coming week - won’t you, dear readers?!

Anyway, we could really do with going way over target this month - the extra £800-plus from those two boosts will soon be spent. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t smash right through the £2,000 barrier!l

Robbie Rix