Socialist Standard Past & Present

From the August 1962 issue of the  Socialist  Standard Tobacco has been known to us for quite a long time, cigarettes not nearly so long, bu...

From the Socialist Party of Great Britain  website March 11, 2026 The ONS recently reported that there had been small increases in life exp...

Book Review from the January 2007 issue of the Socialist Standard Joanna Blythman: Bad Food Britain.  (Fourth Estate £7.99.) Essentially thi...

The Voice From The Back Column from the July 1999 issue of the Socialist Standard The Wasteland Derelict land in England now covers an area ...

From the June 2022 issue of the Socialist Standard One of the great advances in the course of human history has been the increase in life e...

From the May 1975 issue of the Socialist Standard There are still many people who will tell you that the British NHS offers the best medic...

Book Review from the August 2011 issue of the Socialist Standard ‘ So You Think You Know about Britain? ’ By Danny Dorling. (Constable £8.9...

From the May 1987 issue of the Socialist Standard In March the Health Education Council brought out its latest — and final — report. The He...

The Running Commentary Column from the July 1988 issue of the Socialist Standard Junk society It's not often that I find mys...

Book Review from the October 2019 issue of the Socialist Standard Lee Humber: Vital Signs: The Deadly Costs of Health Inequality. P...

The Tiny Tips column from the November 2011 issue of the Socialist Standard Jenny Nicholson is tired of hearing how the poor are poor...

From the July 1992 issue of the Socialist Standard Less than a week after winning the general election the new Conservative Secretary ...

From the February 1959 issue of the Socialist Standard 1. A Survey of the Problem It has long been known that economic factors ha...

From the April 1959 issue of the Socialist Standard Link to Part 1 2. Food and Profits Sir Jack Drummond , the nutritional e...

Editorial from the November 1937 issue of the Socialist Standard The Government is conducting an inquiry among 30,000 families to di...

Book Review from the August 1988 issue of the Socialist Standard Inequalities of Health: The Black Report edited by Peter Townsend an...

The Pathfinders Column from the January 2019 issue of the Socialist Standard “Lord, is this island Satan’s last stronghold where non...