IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Big boost for fund drive, but price rise unavoidable

Socialist Challenge No. 115, 27 September 1979 · p. 16 of the scan · 291 words

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page 16 of the scan

THIS WEEK our fund drive total akes a big jump to £17,188.17.

commemorate Leon rotsky's centenary last Friday was #tended by over 400 people ey gave us their backing to carry on Trotsky's work to the tune of over *Three thousand pounds.

of this was donations, some of it the proceeds of fur supporters' fundraising activities no the localities. But the point is that it puts us within striking distance of our 20.000 target.

So this is a message to every reader of Socialist Challenge. If every one of you gave us only one pound by the end of the month we'd go over the target.

Or, still better, you could follow the example of some of the people at the Rally and pledge us all or part of that tax rebate Maggie trying to buy us off with.

We won't waste the money, Every Registered penny revolutionary boost in that fight. and quarter. individual Street does, launch further fund drives.

and further Thatcher's go to 20p.

Post Office as a socialist. politics.

Making the £20,000 will give us a big Rush your donations and pledges to SC, PO Box 50, London N1 - and get them in before the end of the However, despite the boost to the fund drive, it is not possible for us to avoid a rise in the price of Socialist Challenge. Whilst no left-wing paper can expect to be totally self-financing, since we do not enjoy the massive income from advertising that Fleet our paper must have a stable base income from which to I. Miles With increasing costs of all kinds, printing increases expected due to the rises in paper prices, we feel that now is the time to newspaper. Published by

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