Election fundraising


Alistair Tice, Yorkshire Socialist Party

So far, 119 members in Yorkshire have pledged £12,414 to the Socialist Party’s election appeal, of which £8,570 has been paid. On top of this, Yorkshire TUSC has received donations from branches of transport union RMT and members of the Fire Brigades Union after hearing Socialist Party speakers. Fundraising includes gigs, raffles and TUSC t-shirts.

Ready to explore new ways of funding socialist ideas, Sheffield Socialist Party member Terry Murphy has set up a Crowdfunder appeal. He says: “We hope this will be the first of many such TUSC campaigns nationwide. Successful crowdfunding can help show that everyone can make a contribution to politics, not just millionaires and vested interests.”

There is no direct financial return for anyone donating to crowdfund a political party. However, we do offer rewards including merchandise and subscriptions.

TUSC will be standing 19 parliamentary candidates across Yorkshire and almost 150 local election candidates, including every seat in Sheffield. This is part of our nationwide challenge of almost 150 parliamentary candidates and almost 700 council candidates.

TUSC has no big business sponsorship. It is a coalition for the mil-lions not the millionaires. Every donation strengthens our fight for a better future.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/tusc-yorkshire-campaign-fundraiser-1

You can donate on socialistparty.org.uk/donate , phone 020 8988 8777 with a card, or post a cheque made out to “Socialist Party” to PO Box 24697, London E11 1YD. Please mark all donations “Election Appeal 2015” and send them by 30 April.