Socialist Standard Past & Present

From the November 1987 issue of the Socialist Standard  Of course, we might have been born this way. Out of the womb, programmed to a kind ...

From the November 1976 issue of the Socialist Standard It would be foolish to attribute cancer solely to the development of capitalism whe...

The Scavenger column from the September 1996 issue of the Socialist Standard Lies, damned lies and . . . DSS data show: Numbers living belo...

From the October 1909 issue of the Socialist Standard The “ Holloway and Hornsey Press ” of Sept. 3rd says “Messrs. J. Keith and Blackham, L...

From the September 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard When I first got involved in left politics in the early nineties, an older comrade ...

The Life and Times column from the August 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard Many years ago, when I was a youngster, we were often visite...

The Sting in the Tail column from the November 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard The common factor Following the Estonia tragedy : ...

Letter to the Editors from the March 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard A View from the Hospital Basement To the Editors, I write to you ...

From the Socialist Party of Great Britain  website February 25, 2026 Driven to despair by capitalism? UK workers can always call the Samarit...

From the November 1908 issue of the Socialist Standard Jeering at the claims of the Tariff Reformer as the possessor of a nostrum that will ...

From the October 1988 issue of the  Socialist  Standard Nearly two million people in Britain are addicted to drugs prescribed for them by th...

The 50 Years Ago column from the October 1956 issue of the Socialist Standard [From the “ Socialist Standard, " October, 1906 ] There ...

The Running Commentary column from the September 1986 issue of the Socialist Standard Catch ’em young Everyone knows that all state schools...

Letter to the Editors from the September 2025 issue of the Socialist Standard Capitalism is mental Dear Editors, Thank you for publishing ...

From the August 2025 issue of the Socialist Standard In December, 2022 a music video entitled Hi Ren appeared on YouTube. The name of the ...