Urgent call

It seems that my regular nagging does have some effect. The absence of my column, along with the Weekly Worker itself, for the last two weeks has proved the point negatively. Without my reminders, donations to our fighting fund have dwindled to a minimum.

We need a full £400 each and every month, but with only a week remaining we have just £166 in hand. Thanks to PM and DG (£20 each) and first-time donor DM (£10). We are also grateful for the standing order payments received from EK, AS, TD, AC and HP, as well as our comrades in the Revolutionary Democratic Group.

Comrades, your paper is back in circulation after our fortnight break. Time for our readers to get back into action too. We need your cash - urgently - by August 31.

Robbie Rix

Ask for a bankers order form, or send cheques, payable to Weekly Worker, BCM Box 928, London WC1N 3XX

Number 348

Thursday August 24 2000

Defend SSP democracy   —   Carol Newson examines prospects for the SWP and SSP special conference in November

Towards unity   —   Mary Godwin welcomes the frank, free, and open debate at CU2000

Letters   —   BNP socialism; White worker; Cultism; Still straight; 'Democratic' Turkey; Cuba; USSR and class; No mention

Politics of the Kursk   —   Michael Malkin analyses the effect of last week's loss of the Russian submarine

Land and Bolshevism - part four   —   Jack Conrad concludes his examination of the Bolshevik's message for today

Mapping our tradition   —   Notes of the CPGB/Alliance for Workers' Liberty discussion held on March 17