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Thursday, April 9, 2026
Labour, Tory . . . Same Old Story (1994)
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From the November 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard Can you spot the difference? Which is the party of Law and Order, Family Values, Pru...
The Rise and Fall of Clause Four (1994)
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From the November 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard In 1918 the Labour Party transformed itself into a national organisation. At the sam...
Pressures in the Ivory Towers . . . (1994)
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From the November 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard As ever when the A-level results appear in the middle of August, there was a mad scr...
Life and Times: Decline (and fall?) (2026)
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The Life and Times column from the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard The other day I walked down what used to be the main shopping...
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Pathfinders: David and Goliath (2026)
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The Pathfinders Column from the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard Possibly one of the least attractive neologisms of the modern te...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
No socialism in one country (2026)
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From the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard Capitalism is not a collection of separate national systems; it is a global network of ...
The hollow cry of ‘self-determination’ in a world of borders (2026)
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From the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard The air is thick with the rhetoric of ‘self-determination.’ From the hallowed halls of ...
Work: paid and unpaid – Part 1 (2026)
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From the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard Most of my working life was spent teaching in a university. I consider myself to have b...
Cooking the Books: AI, profits and Engels (2026)
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The Cooking The Books column from the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard City gents reading the business section of their Times (2...
Potential abundance (2026)
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Book Review from the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard Abundance. How We Build a Better Future . By Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson....
Land reform in Scotland (2026)
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From the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard Since the inception of the Scottish Parliament, land reform has been a significant issu...
Escape from capitalism? (2026)
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From the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard On 13 February Krishnan Guru-Murthy interviewed Clara Mattei for Channel 4 News to disc...
Tiny Tips (2026)
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The Tiny Tips column from the April 2026 issue of the Socialist Standard ‘Ukraine is being devastated… The threat of escalation to nuclear ...
Monday, April 6, 2026
Democracy or leadership? — the difference (1994)
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From the November 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard Regular readers of the Socialist Standard will probably be aware that the Socialist...
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Leaders Get Lost!
(1994)
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From the November 1994 issue of the Socialist Standard Socialism is on the agenda — and right now. But it will not come by people putting t...
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