Socialist Standard Past & Present

Letter to the Editors from the November 1976 issue of the Socialist Standard Unproductive workers I understand according to the  SPGB that ...

From the December 1910 issue of the Socialist Standard “Barber.”—(Wigan.) 1. In Adam Smith’s day 3 per cent. was the usual rate of profit f...

Letter to the Editors from the August 2010 issue of the  Socialist  Standard Declining rate of profit? Dear Editors The July edition of your...

From the July 1950 issue of the Socialist Standard Waste, ruthless and rife, is indisputably one of the outstanding characteristics of pres...

Letter to the Editors from the December 1907 issue of the Socialist Standard A. Porcelli, Baron de St. Andrew (The Cottage, Camberley.) —Yo...

The Cooking the Books column from the November 2023 issue of the Socialist Standard ‘Productivity — the amount we produce per worker or per ...

From the November 2023 issue of the Socialist Standard One reason why we continue to work comparatively long hours, despite the labour-savi...

Letter to the Editors from the October 1959 issue of the Socialist Standard Dear Sir, The August edition of the Socialist Standard fell in...

From the July 1978 issue of the Socialist Standard The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines efficiency as “the ratio of useful work performed t...

From the December 1925 issue of the Socialist Standard The Economic Position of the Workers. (Concluded from last issue ) We have now seen ...

From the March 2021 issue of the Socialist Standard We conclude our series refuting the view that workers in the developed capitalist parts...

Book Reviews from the February 2021 issue of the Socialist Standard We discuss two recent books on the effects of automation under capitali...