Tremendous effort
September sees both the beginning of
a new fighting fund for the Weekly Worker and the return
of yours truly after a three-month absence.
My place was taken over the summer
by comrade Howard Roake who reported on the total of funds
raised for both this paper and the CPGB during our Summer
Offensive. I am pleased to announce that, in the end, we were
not too far off meeting our £30,000 target. Thanks to a good
few late contributions (SO gifts were coming in even after
the official two-week extension), our final total was £26,228.
Congratulations to everyone for the
tremendous effort. We might not have made the full amount,
but we got damned close. Particular thanks to comrade SK for
that brilliant £1,000 cheque after the end of Communist University.
Special thanks also to comrades LW (£25), AP and RL (£10 each),
not to mention DR, who sent us his extra £12 gift via our
internet PayPal facility.
Talking of which, in the three weeks
since the last edition no fewer than 40,362 readers have logged
onto our website. No doubt several made more than one visit,
hoping to read the latest paper, even though there wasn’t
one before now!
We start September’s fund with £30
- sent to us from a reader in Ireland who appreciates our
numerous recent articles on Sinn Féin and the socialist republican
left. Another £470 needed to reach our £500 target.
Robbie Rix
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