11.11.1999

Valuable

Robbie Rix reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund

A Weekly Worker seller outside Conway Hall, the venue of last weekend’s SLP congress, tells me he was taken aback by the action of one delegate.

Striding purposefully towards him, the SLP member appeared at first to have aggressive intent. Our comrade took a step back, but then realised that the young man was holding nothing more dangerous than a £10 note.

“If you see Simon Harvey, give him this,” he said. “I don’t like his snide comments, but at least he lets us know what’s going on.” Thanks, comrade, but I’m sure Simon wouldn’t mind if we put your tenner in the fighting fund. Comrade Harvey is of course not the only member of a left group other than the CPGB who writes for the Weekly Worker. Which is one of the reasons why it is so valued.

And its value is more than proved week by week, through the donations sent in by readers. This week they include £30 from comrade BH, £15 from FC and £10 from TR, lifting our November total to £115. But things are still going slowly, comrades. To reach our £400 target we need you to show what you think of us too!

Robbie Rix