Socialist Party subs campaign:

Help fund the fight for socialism

Naomi Byron, Socialist Party finance department
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Can you increase your membership subs (regular donation)? This is the question the Socialist Party is asking all our members.

Over the last few weeks many have pledged increases totalling £3,000, but we still have a way to go to reach our target of an extra £4,000 a month income by Christmas. The Socialist Party has no rich backers. All our campaigns and events are financed by donations from members and supporters.

Popular ideas

The last few months have shown how popular socialist ideas are. The overwhelming victory of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest, and the excellent junior doctors protests, show that years of austerity are pushing the majority of the 99% towards the ideas of socialism.

We are the only party with a clear strategy to defend Corbyn’s victory from the Blairites, and make sure there is a party that can represent working class people in Britain.

We are at the forefront of the main struggles today – against the Tories’ trade union bill, helping prevent evictions and campaigning for local councils to refuse to implement Tory cuts. We need to have the resources to reach as many people as possible, and respond quickly to events.

Some members have made very substantial increases – eight are now paying over £100 a month, and another eight have increased their subs to over £50. Many on low incomes have made big increases too. One member in Sheffield has increased from £8 to £9, another from Southampton has doubled their subs from £10 to £20.

Every penny

If you can’t make a big percentage increase, can you make an inflation related increase to help us cope with constantly increasing bills? No increase is too small. Every penny counts.

If you would like to discuss increasing your subs, you can speak to your branch treasurer, call the socialist party finance department on 0208 988 8777 or email [email protected]