26.03.1998

Future generation

Katrina Haynes reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund

Three cheers for Professor Michael Barber, who heads the standards unit at the department for education and employment. Our ‘red’ professor said pupils should learn the ethics of “global citizenship” rather than the myths of religion. All that remains in the western countries, continued the professor, is rampant consumerism and a “growing realisation that an amoral society of unfettered individuals competing in global markets on mobile tele-phones is consistent with ensuring a planet fit for future generations”. Professor Barber concluded like this: “In the absence of god and Marx, what are we to do?”.

Well, readers, Karl Marx may be dead and buried, but the Communist Party of Great Britain needs to be and can be resurrected. If the vision of society outlined by Barber fills you with dread, then you know what to do - give us your support. A real, as opposed to pseduo-“global citizenship”, relies on revolution and in due course communism - something with which we suspect our esteemed government educationalist disagrees.

For that we need our reforged CPGB. For this a strong and effective Weekly Worker - and eventually a Daily Worker - is an absolute necessity.As you can imagine, this does not come cheap.

So, send off your donations now before Saddam Hussein launches his diabolical duty-free anthrax attack. Special thanks this week to TR from Bishop Auckland (£16), RW from Carlisle (£60) and AF from South London (£5). This brings our monthly total to £433. Almost made it to our £500 comrades, but do not let us down at the last minute.

Katrina Haynes