Roger Butler, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party
While Harold Wilson said a week is a long time in politics, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party has just discovered that a weekend can be too.
Events had conspired to mean fundraising for the Socialist Party’s work had got off to a slow start this quarter, as other campaigning had to take priority.
But come the weekend, a successful Saturday city centre stall in wind and rain raised £35. Shoppers responded strongly to our campaigning to defend the NHS. They all had their own stories of how vital the NHS had been for them and their families, and how angry they were with how the service, doctors, nurses and other staff were being treated.
Sunday started with a 4am alarm and three of us taking two vehicles to the Swansea railway station multi-storey for a car boot sale.
A hectic seven hours followed with a steady stream of customers eager to buy children’s clothes, adult clothes, toys and other items.
The end result was more than £250 raised to fund the vital work of the Socialist Party.
