SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

First Success in defending the weekly paper

Socialist Action No. 141, 23 May 1986 · pp. 10-11 of the scan · 524 words

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page 10 of the scan

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CAPITAL READING SEMINARS Tel: 01-354 0668 A PIECE of the ACTION Let's look on the bright side.... Ah... well.

On yes! The rate of inflation is down!

Gee whiz. Golly.

Whoopee. And so on Eric Hobsbawm, Hillel Ticktin, Barbara Taylor, Chris Arthur, And despite the doom-mongers and the jeremiahs...

The nuclear holocaust has not yet occurred! 5/86 WE HAVE gained our first success in the fight for a weekly paper. As announced two weeks ago, we would have to miss definite issues in our weekly schedule if we did not increase the regular income to the paper by £250 a week. For each £250 raised we would reinstate a threatened issue of the paper.

As reported last week, readers in busn telecom launched a fund to ensure that we did not miss the issue of the paper for 30 May. They set a target of £400. They have got of this pledges in excess figure already. We al C •. an This is the bright y side?? d therefore able to go ahead and reinstate the issue for Our supporters in West London have also been active as we said last week. They held a very successful book and bric a brac jumble sale at the Green fair and netted a cool £142.28.

Supporters renewing their subscriptions have also begun to respond to our appeal. Des Stevens from Surrey recently sent us a little topping up for your fund'. Tim Gregor: from South Humberside also sent us something extra as a donation'.

We need to keep up the good work. But that requires that we meet our £15,000 fund by Whit. We you give me a hand?

have made a good start -but there is still a long way to go. What are you doing? If you have some scheme or are thinking of a pledge, let us know. Even if it matures after the end of the fund, we'll still include it if you contact us.

Remember there's only just over a week to go.

Total so far (not including the pledge from our Telecoms supporters)

£13,210.

The next issue of the paper threatened is thai for 13 June. The next goa we are asking our readers for therefore is f250 to ensure that issue comes out.

awe next weeks reinstated issue will be the first sign of success in the fund drive!

Cormac Right! This is the bright side; once you're unemployed they can't make you redundant.. the courts not the ever, this policy was defeated.

the Thatcher agreements at Wapping. hundred branch officers. union could dramaticall

page 11 of the scan

Socialist Action 23 May 1986

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