Please give to spiked this Christmas

Dear reader,

When you make your Christmas gift list, please remember to include spiked!

In order to remain great in 2008, spiked needs to raise £10,000 before the end of this year. And there are only 17 days left.

We launched a fund-drive in February. We announced that we needed to raise £40,000 to continue making sense of the world (and some trouble) in the coming period.

And thanks to YOU, our generous readers, we are more than three-quarters of the way there. The £30,000-plus that you have donated so far has helped to keep spiked alive and kicking (against the pricks).

Now we need to raise the remaining £10,000. And, dear reader, what better time than Christmas to make the donation to spiked that I know you’ve been thinking about all year?

Despite the best efforts of modern-day Scrooges – who view everything from pressies under the tree to the spectacular lights on Oxford Street as Grimes Against Humanity – Christmas is still a time of giving.

Sad activists describe PlayStations as a ‘toxic burden’, but that won’t stop loving parents buying one for the kids. Killjoy scientists claim our Christmas dinners will leave a ‘carbon footprint’, but that won’t stop us tucking in to a festive family feast.

And in the un-crushable spirit of giving, I hope you will give to spiked the gift of money.

In 2008, we want to publish more cutting-edge daily commentary, push forward our monthly review of books and develop our coverage of international affairs – and we can only do these things with your help.

Please help us to raise the outstanding £10,000 by putting your money where your mouse is, and donating to spiked TODAY. Regular monthly donations are best, as they allow us to plan ahead: your gift will not just be for Christmas, but for life! One-off donations are warmly welcomed too.

Click here to make monthly donations.

Click here to make a one-off donation.

Yours truly,

Brendan O’Neill
Editor