The CP national Speaking Tour reached Bristol last week when Party Chairman Bill Greenshields and former labour MP David Drew spoke to an appreciative audience on "Why Britain needs Socialism."
CP general secretary Robert Griffiths has written to all CP members and supporters in a letter which spells out the difficulties at the Morning Star, which is facing a financial crunch, as it awaits new funding streams.
Further, Griffith's calls for communists to appeal to all readers they work with or are active alongside in anti cuts campaigns and the trade union movement. You know the value of the workers' newspaper. You can donate online here, find details for establishing a standing order, posting a cheque here or paying over the phone.
Listeners to this mornings BBC Four Today radio programmme might have been surprised to hear reference to the "Socialist Morning Star" and its portrayal of anti intervention sentiment.
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