09.01.2014

Successful

Robbie Rix on the year end, and the prospects for 2014

Thanks to some more than useful last-minute donations, we ended 2013 on a high note, making our December fighting fund target with just £43 to spare.

We received four cheques just before the new year, including a fantastic £100 from EW and three more modest ones - from HJ (£30), PL (£25) and FT (£20). There were also a couple of PayPal donations for £25 from JL and PM, plus £405 in standing orders. All that comes to £630, taking our total for the month to £1,543.

That’s good news, but, to be honest, I would rather we reached our target much more regularly and by a more comfortable margin. The Weekly Worker survives hand to mouth and we never have very much to spare beyond what we need to meet our running costs. For instance, we hope to carry many more supplements in 2014, but that means extra money for printing, postage, etc.

So I would urge you to make a regular donation - why not take out a standing order? Or, if you already have one, can you afford to up it a little? Sixteen of those existing standing order payments have come in so far in January, ranging from £6 to £36. And I also received £10 via PayPal from comrade MD, who pays double the monthly price for his subscription. It all mounts up, and we have £341 in the bank so far in our first fighting fund of 2014.

Let’s hope it’s a successful year - on every level.