From the June 1974 issue of the Socialist Standard
The 70th anniversary issue of the Socialist Standard carried throughout its pages a series of snippets from old Socialist Standard articles highlighting the SPGB's unique position on issues of the day. Where possible, I've provided a link to the full article.
Bernard Shaw has at last told why he “left off lecturing on Socialism.” He says : “Nine-tenths of the art of popular oratory lies in sympathising with the grievances of your hearers.” When his audiences were no longer of the working class he changed his tune.
The lesson is clear. Shawism is for the shirkers, while Socialism is for the workers.
[From “From the Front”, Socialist Standard, December 1912]
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