Socialist Standard Past & Present

From the November 1987 issue of the Socialist Standard  "On your first blow of the whistle, they have to freeze. Then, on the second, ...

From the September 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard Socialists tend to emphasize the humanitarian aspects of Socialism. Given that the ...

From the September 1991 issue of the Socialist Standard Different people expect different things from schools. Margaret Thatcher is on reco...

The 50 Years Ago column from the August 1958 issue of the Socialist Standard Doe education necessarily mean a knowledge of the higher mathe...

From the August 2007 issue of the Socialist Standard  Apart from material things, socialism will bring many intangible benefits that capita...

Letters to the Editors from the July 2000 issue of the Socialist Standard What’s utopian? Dear Editors, Your Party’s ideals are well meanin...

From the July 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard The education system functions to serve the needs of the capitalist society in which it ...

From the May 1974 issue of the Socialist Standard Recent figures show that there are over one million adults in the UK who are illit...

From the April 2006 issue of the Socialist Standard Last month we discussed four scenarios outlined in a report by Foresight, a govern...

Letters to the Editors from the February 2012 issue of the Socialist Standard Socialism and the Media Dear Editors The Leves...

From the April 1976 issue of the Socialist Standard The growth of state education was once called “the silent social revolution”. Few...