05.05.2016

We approve

Let's keep things this way, for Robbie Rix's sake

It seems the Weekly Worker is appreciated for more than just its stimulating content. Comrade OG is one of those who also takes pleasure from the “colourful old stamps” that feature on the envelope it arrives in.

She says that she painstakingly removes them every week and donates them to the charity, Freedom From Torture, and adds: “I’m sure you approve!” We do, comrade - especially as we also feature on your list of worthy causes and our fighting fund has benefited to the tune of £25, which you added to your subscription!

OG’s cheque was one of the early donations to our May fund, but, before I update you on that, I’m sure readers will be keen to know how we did in April. We’d already exceeded our £1,750 target, remember, and I can tell you that we also managed to reach the second figure I proposed we should try for - yes, the £2,000 mark! Thanks to PM’s £100 standing order and two last-minute PayPal donations from TT, we actually reached £2,010. Congratulations to everyone who helped us in what has been our best monthly total for several years.

But we are off to a good start in May too. Apart from OG’s cheque, there were PayPal gifts from MD (£12) and NW (£5), plus no less than 20 standing orders in the first few days of the month. We already have £288 in under a week.

And it’s been a week that saw our online readership shoot up dramatically, compared to where it’s been of late. We had 3,686 visits - just over 1,000 up on the previous week. We must be doing something right!

Mind you, I’m not sure these figures are entirely accurate - what with ad-blockers and all the rest of it. That’s why our team is currently trying to come up with the best way of ensuring that the readership figures I report are as accurate as possible.

Robbie Rix