Coronavirus special finance appeal

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The success of the Socialist Party's special appeal has resulted in our Fighting Fund Ł25,000 national target for the present quarter being achieved halfway through the campaign period!

But we need to continue with the appeal and push the amount raised higher, as lockdown restrictions mean we can't yet return to raising money and selling the Socialist on public activities as we normally would.

We have nonetheless still printed campaign material - including the coronavirus Workers' Charter, a schools' advice leaflet for parents, teachers and support staff, posters demanding PPE, testing and full pay, and more besides. As well as keeping the Socialist newspaper and the Socialist Party functioning, producing these material resources clearly costs money.

Therefore, it's vitally important to continue with the special appeal during the July to September summer quarter. Consequently, the present Fighting Fund quarter has now been merged with the summer quarter to create a six-month April to September campaign with a target of Ł50,000.

We appeal to all readers of the Socialist to help us reach this target and go beyond it - donate online at www.socialistparty.org.uk/donate or call us during office hours on 020 8988 8777.

Very welcome donations are continuing to be made to the Socialist Party's special coronavirus appeal.

Over the last fortnight our thanks go to: Maggie Fricker in Southampton, Ł400; and Dave Beale, Lancashire, Ł300.

Paul Couchman paid in Ł204, including a further Ł54 donated towards his marathon run (well over Ł1,000 in total). Paul also donated Ł150 to the coronavirus special appeal from savings on travel, coffee shops, etc, as a result of working from home for two months.

N Peckham donating Ł10 writes: "Socialist Party materials have helped me gain deeper understanding of the current situation. It's more important than ever that this analysis reaches the widest possible audience."

Other donations include: Bernard Davies, York Ł55; Harry Smith, Liverpool Ł50; Derek Foster, Watford Ł40; Ethan Grech, Cardiff Ł40; Nigel Gilbert, Kidderminster Ł40; Kieran and Hazel in Torbay Ł20.

Whether donations are small or large, every penny helps in getting out the party's message on how workers' interests can be defended in this unprecedented crisis.

Arguing for a socialist alternative is also a vital part of our paper and other material - an alternative which is attracting a growing number of people.

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Finance appeal

The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.

The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.

The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.

The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.

Inevitably, during the crisis we have not been able to sell the Socialist and raise funds in the ways we normally would.

We therefore urgently appeal to all our viewers to click here to donate to our Fighting Fund.