07.02.2013

Fighting fund: Partisan

Robbie Rix thanks our partisan readers

“Please can I extend my thanks to all those who are involved in the publication of the paper,” writes comrade RT. “It keeps me going all week.” He specifically mentions the recent “great” articles on the Socialist Workers Party and the “extremely rewarding” supplement on Lukács. Putting his money where his mouth is, RT adds a cool £70 to his subscription cheque.

But even better was comrade AP. His resubscription came with a £100 bonus! AP’s cheque came on the last day of January, by the way, as did a £20 standing order from regular donor SP. Which means our January fighting fund was ‘overfulfilled’ at £1,620.

And we are looking good for our February £1,500 target too - what with RT’s £70, a nice £50 PayPal donation from EJ, a £20 gift from PB sent with her subscription via the post, and no less than £276 received in standing orders. Of course, I need to add a health warning to that last comment: the first of the month is by far the favourite date for standing orders, and 18 of them have been received already in February.

Nevertheless, £416 isn’t bad in just six days. But this is the shortest month and a couple of weeks below average will leave us struggling to reach that target by the 28th. So come on, internet readers in particular - EJ’s was the only donation received by PayPal last week, despite the fact he was one of 13,295 readers.

If, like comrade RT, you appreciate our concerned and partisan coverage of the SWP crisis, why not follow his example and help ensure we continue to provide it?