11.09.2025

To the rescue?

With the fantastic success we’ve seen over recent months in raising good money towards the Weekly Worker fighting fund, last week stands out as a bit of a contrast.

Over the last seven days a mere £258 has come our way towards our £2,750 monthly target. I think you can say that’s a bit below the going rate! In fact it’s the lowest weekly amount I can recall for quite a long time, taking our running total up to just £726 with exactly a third of September gone.

But, while that’s a disappointment, I’ve been writing this column long enough to know that these things happen - a very low amount is often matched by exactly the opposite very soon after. So, hopefully, lots of our readers and supporters will come to the rescue in the next few days - don’t worry, I’ll let you know next week!

It wasn’t as though we had fewer comrades than usual coming up with donations - it’s just that the amounts were lower than usual, with the highest contributions being the £30 received from CG, DV and NH. While, of course, £30 is a generous and very much appreciated sum to receive, there are usually two or three contributions of £100 or more. But I’ve got the feeling we’ll see one or two of those over the next week!

Anyway, thanks also to comrades OG (£28), RG (£25), IS and RD (£12 each), as well as SM and PM (£10), who all made their donations by bank transfer or standing order. Then we had comrades ST (£20), AB (£11), MH (£10), JN and GP (£5 each), whose donations came via PayPal, and, finally, IR, who sent us a cheque for £15.

So now let’s see if my optimism is justified next week! 

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