16.05.2013

Wishful thinking?

Robbie Rix is hoping that comrades can help us meet our target

“Please find enclosed a cheque for £45 towards the running costs of the Weekly Worker,” writes comrade JH. “I was particularly impressed with the articles on Winston Churchill, Alexandra Kollontai and Nick Wrack’s contribution regarding overcoming the sects.” He ends by exhorting us to “Keep up the good work. It will be no easy task!”

Thanks for your encouraging words, comrade - and for matching them with a sizable donation. May’s fighting fund was also helped by two other cheques - from KT (£30) and WT (£20). Then there were two PayPal donations from NW (£20) and JL (£10). And finally six standing orders totalling £112 from regular donors JM, AM, DW, SP, JD and MKS.

In all we received £237 this week, taking our total to £703. But half the month is now gone and we need £1,500 - in other words, we are not yet halfway there. And I am still determined to make up for the £36 we still need to recoup following the shortfall in March. Time to put our collective foot down, I think!

How about a few more of you web readers following the lead of NW and JL? There were just under 10,000 of you last week - 9,980, to be precise. Imagine how much more relaxed I’d be if just one percent of them gave us £10 each! Wishful thinking? Maybe, but you can help to ease my worries at least partially by getting out your credit or debit card.