In-depth articles – The Socialist Party of Great Britain

In-depth articles – The Socialist Party of Great Britain
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A selection of articles, mostly from fairly recent Socialist Standards that focus on various aspects of the SPGB position.
Socialism in practice
Ideas, but not recipes, about how a socialist society might work
Economics
Critiques of mainstream economics theories
Economic theory
Articles about Marx’s economic theory
Politics
Ukraine, nationalism, UK politics, capitalism & democracy …
History
Analysis of significant historical events
Property, profit and poverty
Examples of the dire consequences on humans of capitalism
Natural resources and the environment
Capitalism and the environment
Society, culture and religion
How we live and how we might live
Gender and socialism
Issues caused by gender-inequality
Socialist Writers
Shelley, William Morris, Oscar Wilde, Rosa Luxemburg, Herbert Marcuse, Marx
⬅️ Resources
Live Forum Topics
Our 2026 local election campaign in London
The Reformation and the Rise of the Nation State
White House sends delegation to deliver war ultimatum to Cuba
Artificial Intelligence and “Consciousness”
Trump as president again?
Review of the book ‘Make Capitalism History’
Capitalism´s future and Iran
Russian Tensions
April 2026 Socialist Standard No. 1460
Socialism or Your Money Back Blog
George and the dragon
Socialist Sonnet No. 232
Lose leaders
Guns or Butter
Today's take-away
Africa’s Socialist Banner
Africa: A Marxian Analysis
Southern Africa - severe drought warning
Kenya: Soaking the Poor
Zimbabwe: Shock horror, government losing out on taxes.
IMF still forcing austerity on Africans
Mouvement Socialiste Mondial
Les troubles en Iran (1980)
L'Iran dans la ligne de mire
Les principes du socialisme
« Taxer les riches » ?
« Un autre monde est possible » (1998)
Movimento Socialista Mondiale
Stranieri nel nostro mondo d'origine
Violenza e guerra: sono inevitabili? Una visione a lungo termine
Che cosa significa “post-scarsità”?
“Il socialismo non può funzionare, i socialisti si dimenticano sempre della natura umana”
Turismo cosmetico