19.12.2013

A good end to the year

We've had a good end to this year and Johnny Virgo feels that the start of the next will be even better

Remember this is the last issue of the paper in 2013. We are back on January 9 2014.

After a rather slow start we have had a rush of donations. Comrade PB handed over a £20 note at the CPGB’s Sunday seminar. Standing orders from: JB (£20), DW (£20), SP (£20) and MM (£75). On top of that were the cheques in the post: LT (£50), KT (£20). RN (£25) and TB (£20). Through Paypal and bank transfers: DV (£20), EJ (£25) and JC (£20). Comrade EW wrote saying he was “been very impressed” by Mike Macnair’s recent article on imperialism and six-page Left Unity supplement. The comrade sent a £100 cheque for Jack Conrad’s Fantastic reality and Head-to-head in Halle - the balance going to our funds. By my reckoning all that means our monthly total now stands at £913. And because Robbie Rix is away on his holidays and I do not have access to our bank account details, it is quite possible that we are already approaching our £1,500 target. Your Xmas donations will, hopefully, take us well over the top. So send what you can to our usual address or pay online (account number; 00744310, sort code 30-99-64 ).

Either way things are going well ... as is our electronic readership. Last week saw another increase - to 13,591.

Comrades will doubtless be interested in how we intend to mark 2014, which is, of course, the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. Not only are we going to publish a general overview of what led to the slaughter, but Ben Lewis and Mike Macnair have been commissioned to work on the ‘left’ social imperialists. This will include a lot of German and French translations and the first English language publication of various significant articles.

Meantime, enjoy the Christmas and New Year festivities.