15.01.1998

Fighting Fund

Katrina Haynes reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund

December tends to be a slow month politically. Four whole weeks are usually taken up with preparations for Christmas and the New Year. Despite that it is usually very easy to raise money - the Christmas spirit and all that. But this December saw the SLP’s 2nd Congress and important developments on the left, which culminated in the Reading split this month. As a result not enough fundraising has been done. Our £400 target was £36 short. Good, but not good enough.

Fortunately, comrades in Dundee did their best to fill the December breach. They raised well over £100 last month. Last week alone - braving the weather and post-Christmas apathy - they raised £27 through street work and collections.

Thanks also to MT from Peterborough, who gave £20, TM from Wales who sent in £15 and comrades on the south coast who donated £40. Let’s pick up the tempo in January, comrades!

Katrina Haynes