Socialist Standard Past & Present

The Running Commentary column from the October 1985 issue of the Socialist Standard Rich and well   After the successful operation to remov...

Letter to the Editors from the August 1933 issue of the Socialist Standard Socialism and Charity. A correspondent writes as follows: — The o...

From the March 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard A musical ensemble undergoing a restructuring has formed a small committee to consider ...

  From the November 1993 issue of the Socialist Standard The government has recently announced that thirty more district health authorities...

From the October 1982 issue of the Socialist Standard In May the long-awaited and greatly feared industrial action by workers in the Nation...

From the August 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard In recent years there have been a number of sinister changes in the National Health Se...

From the July 2025 issue of the Socialist Standard We are told the NHS is a ‘national treasure.’ That it was built by socialists. That it be...

From the June 2025 issue of the Socialist Standard I had driven past the old mill owner’s mansion a number of times. I hadn’t really paid a...

From the November 1982 issue of the Socialist Standard In any dispute over their pay, nurses are in an extremely difficult position. The de...

From the March 1966 issue of the Socialist Standard Twenty years ago the advocates of a National Health Service asserted that capitalism ne...