14.03.2013
Appeal from the editor
Peter manson gives the latest update
Large donations are still coming in for our legal appeal - this week we received two more £100 cheques, so special thanks to JM and AD. However, although we have asked comrades to specify ‘Legal appeal’ when they make their donations, we still need cheques and postal orders to be made payable to ‘Weekly Worker’. Please amend your cheque accordingly, comrade AD!
In addition to those two, we also received £50 each from CG and ST, plus £10 transferred via PayPal by NW. That takes our total to £2,440 towards the substantial out-of-court settlement we expect to reach following the publication of an article a year ago (see ‘Unreserved apology’, February 7). This publication never knowingly publishes falsehoods, and in the event of inaccuracies our open letters pages are available - in particular to activists involved in the working class movement - for immediate rebuttal and/or retraction. However, in this case we agreed to pay £1,000 in damages plus costs, but the final figure has still not been arrived at.
Please send your contributions to Weekly Worker, BCM Box 928, London WC1N 3XX. Alternatively, transfer your donation directly to our account (sort code: 30-99-64; account: 00744310) or via our website using PayPal. Please ensure you inform us of the purpose of the transfer.
And do not forget the template letter and draft motion calling for support, which can be put to your union branch, for instance. They can both be downloaded via the link below: