05.02.1998

It could be you

Katrina Haynes reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund

Millions have been seduced by the remote chance of a big win on the national lottery and a way out of the daily grind of making ends meet. However, recent events have shown us that for some the lottery was no gamble at all – they were winners every time.

Richard Branson’s libel victory against Guy Snowden reveals the shabby truth behind the glitzy facade. Ordinary people throw away billions of pounds in the forlorn hope of a better life. All the while the government uses ‘charity’ cash to subsidise its spending and corrupt fat cats line their own pockets.

Snowden amassed a fortune. Via his company G-Tech he not only holds 22% of Camelot’s shares, but is also running more than 70 lotteries all over the world. They generate £500 million annual profits.

Two of his ex-‘employees’ were the former Conservative MPs Colin Moynihan and John Maples, who were ‘purchased’ for £60,000 a year to help ensure the government took the ‘right’ decisions. Bribery - whether official and ‘above board’, or the offer of a quiet backhander - lubricates the entire capitalist system, not just the lottery.

Don’t throw away your money. The lottery is not only a con but the odds are impossible. Back the sure cause of human liberation. You can’t lose. The Weekly Worker fights for a world where nobody has to gamble on ‘good times’, but instead actually lives them!

Send your donations now. Thanks for last week go to VP who donated £80, GB (Liverpool) £15, IT from Manchester who raised £25 through street collections and PN (London) who gave £20. Thanks to all these comrades, our £500 monthly fighting fund starts with a magnificent £140.

Katrina Haynes