For nearly six months we have brin.-ing out The Week.
Despite the doubts some people expressed about ability
to this on a voluntary basis and without financial
backing we have had quite a degree of success. We have
subscribers in all the important towns, the journal is
on sale in all major universities, and we have built up
a networkof.cpgrespondents the like of which many more
substantial would be jealous of. We have intervened in
several real struggles end materially helped strikers
and Anti-Apartheid workers, We are proud of our journal
and thix it can play a big role in the future, especially
after the election of a Labour Government,
£ £ z é z z £ £ £ £ £ e £ -~ However, we are now reaching a critical stage. The € Summer season,with its low level of political activity, e absence of meetings, etc., is almost upon us, During ¢ this period we cannot count on anything like the income e we have received in our first months. This will place eg us in a very difficult position unless we con receive aid g¢ over and above just normal subscriptions, - There are many ways readers can help. First and most £ elementary any monies owing to us should be pid immediag tely. Many subscriptions will be running out at issue £ No. 26, and if readers could re-subscribe paying the full £ year's subscription, a lump sum would be built up which g would help to tide us over the difficult period. Direct £ Gonations, especially in the form of benkers! orders, are e Of course best of ati, Again we must reiterate that the g Renes of possible subscribers (especially with the 2/6 ge to cover 6 issues) should be sent. Without doubt this ¢ method has helped us in the past most.of all, Some readeg ers might prefer to take out a subscription for someone € elses We get many appeals for complimentary copies = £ sone tines foom very desrving organisations, e.g., in the Py colonial field, but just haven't the resources to comply. € This would provide readers with not only a chance to help £ this journal but: help another organisation too. £ £ £ £
We will during the next few weeks or so be making a
number of more definite appeals. We ask you to take this
very seriously = our last intention is to stop publication
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but we have to pay our bills! its - o you! Peceeeeeeccecereerobercecceccerseespocececeneneteensecoeeceeecret PAGE 1 Editorial notes, PAGE 2 TRADE UNION PLATFORM PAGE 3 LABOUR PARTY NOTES PAGE 4 INDUSTRIAL NOTES PAGE 5 ANTI-APARTHEID NOTES PAGE 6 CND NOTES PAGE 7 SPECIAL ‘WEEK! REPORTS PAGE 8 MORE TRADE UNION NOTES PAGE 9 PUBLICATIONS PAGE 10 CHRISTIANITY AND CAPITALISM PAGE 11 WORLD LABOUR MOVEMENT NOTES PAGE 12 THIRD WORLD NOTES PAGE 13 | INTERNATIONAL NOTES PAGE 14 CORRESPONDENCE Published by ‘The Week, 54, Park R4., Lenton, Nottingham. Edited and See ee: ieee