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*Deep breath*A plethora of links of articles and book reviews from the Socialist Standard which have recently been uploaded to the Socialist Standard Past & Present Blog. All the kudos go to Rob S. and Graham T. for doing all the donkey work. August 1994 – The Peterloo Massacre (working class history)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-peterloo-massacre-1994.htmlMay 1973 – Out of Step – what is normality in capitalism? (outstanding article by Ivan)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/out-of-step-what-is-normality-in.htmlFebruary 1988 – 1968, the BBC and tabloid journalism (tv review)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/between-lines-1968-bbc-tabloid.htmlMarch 1989 – Additive eating (food adulteration)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/additive-eating-1989.htmlDecember 1990 – The demise of Thatcher (editorial)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-demise-of-thatcher-1990.htmlFebruary 1991 – Capitalism unleashes war (editorial on the First Gulf War)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/capitalism-unleashes-war-1991.htmlDecember 1979 – Blood on their hands (Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/blood-on-their-hands-1979.htmlAugust 1989 – Southern discomfort (film review)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/southern-discomfort-1989.htmlMarch 1992 – National Liberation (book review)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/national-liberation-1992.htmlMarch 1979 – Einstein and common sense (science)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/einstein-and-common-sense-1979.htmlNovember 1990 – Who needs money? (hazard a guess)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/who-needs-money-1990.htmlFebruary 1959 – Little Brother is watching you (the tentacles of the state)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/little-brother-is-watching-you-1959.htmlFebruary 1982 – Who will do the dangerous work? (I've got a sore back.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/who-will-do-dangerous-work-1982.htmlOctober 1987 – A culture of violence (murderous behaviour)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-culture-of-violence-1987.htmlDecember 1990 – The end of Fukuyama (The end of history guy)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-end-of-fukuyama-1990.htmlJanuary 1990 – Left Foot, Right Foot (Before there was Corbyn, there was Michael Foot.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/left-foot-right-foot-1990.htmlNovember 1973 – Day of Remembrance for what? (red poppies and emotional blackmail.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/day-of-remembrance-for-what-1973.htmlJuly 1986 – At all costs (World War One massacres)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/at-all-costs-1986.htmlApril 1965 – The Philanthropists (Tressell reviewed raggedly.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-philanthropists-1965.htmlMarch 1990 – After aparthied, what? (editorial)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/after-apartheid-what-1990.htmlJune 1979 – Livestock liberation (Mistreatment of animals . . . and humans)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/livestock-liberation-1979.htmlAugust 1973 – 'Dictatorship of the Proletariat': what did Karl Marx mean? (not a jackboot in sight.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/dictatorship-of-proletariat-what-did.htmlFebruary 1960 – What is morality? (Did I mention my bad back?)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/what-is-morality-1960.htmlNovember 1978 – Planning the road to nowhere (Hayek versus Keynes . . . the pay-per-view death-match)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/planning-road-to-nowhere-1978.htmlOctober 1986 – Socialism and Work (The right to rest my sore back.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/socialism-and-work-1986.htmlJune 1978 – Down coronation street (True soap opera fact: Stan Ogden was an International Brigader.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/down-coronation-street-1978.htmlJanuary 1995 – Let's all boldly go (One for the geeks.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/lets-all-boldly-go-1995.htmlAugust 1995 – Frederick Engels: A Lifetime's Sevice (manchester, so much to answer for)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/frederick-engels-lifetimes-service-1995.htmlOctober 1955 – Peace, Perfect Peace! (Simply dynamite.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/peace-perfect-peace-1955.htmlOctober 1990 – Is the Left finished? (Don't spoil it for your Facebook friend with their proudly displayed Corbyn profile pic.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/is-left-finished-1990.htmlSeptember 1976 – Amin, Africa and the World (Who backed Amin?)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/amin-africa-and-world-1976.htmlFebruary 1980 – Jesus Christ, Super Myth (The late, great L. E. Weidberg.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/jesus-christ-super-myth-1980.htmlJuly 1960 – Report on Mau Mau (Colonial violence.)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/report-on-mau-mau-1960.htmlJanuary 1972 – From a Russian prison camp (Alexander Solzhenitzyn)http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/from-russian-prison-camp-1972.html More to come in the fullness of time. Thanks again for the sterling work from Rob S. and Graham T.   

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We've been here before. A good article by 'Ivan' on Michael Foot from January 1990:http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/left-foot-right-foot-1990.html

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Cheeky buggers. It's nothing more than a rehash of the BBC piece.

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You're right. It'll be interesting to see if there is a spike in visits to the website in the next few days. Btw, for a brief moment the article was trending on the BBC website . . . at number 9. I have the screenshoot to prove it. http://invereskstreet.blogspot.com/2015/07/do-they-mean-us-22.html

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If only the Party website address was on that Party sign in the picture. Think of the spike in visits to the website.

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Just noticed the following from the text:"Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Works, George Hicks, from 1942 to 1945"Hicks was also a founder member of the SPGB. 

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'Are we armchair socialists?'Great article from the September 1966 issue of the Socialist Standard by 'Ivan'.http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/are-we-armchair-socialists-1966.htmlOne of those articles every socialist should print out, laminate and wear around their neck on a chain for easy accessibility. 

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Any chance of someone scanning in the photos of the '45 Campaign?

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A brief unsigned piece in the December 1987 issue of the Socialist Standard about the Chesterfiled Conference:http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/here-we-go-again-1987.htmlThe writer's style suggests the piece was penned by Steve Coleman, but I can't be 100% sure.

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Is there plans to have a write up of this exhibition in the pages of the Socialist Standard?

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A review of Orwell's 1984 from 1949. More intriguing than insightful:http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/into-crystal-ball-1949.html

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Another one from the series that appeared in the Socialist Standard in the mid-seventies. This one is interesting – for me, at least – because the author, J. C. Gormley, was involved in Trotskyist politics in the 30s:http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-i-joined-spgb-1975.html

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From the archives:What Marx Should Have Said To Kropotkinhttp://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2006/06/what-marx-should-have-said-to-kropotkin.html

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DJP wrote:

alanjjohnstone wrote:

Would this be any use to ourselves i wonder?

Not unless we or they have a change of politics…

 Any chance of introducing a Like button on the Forum? It would make things a lot easier.ETA: Simply because I would like to like this post . . .  to save time and waffle at my end. 

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Good. I liked the image in this month's Standard, but I'm a big fan of Voice From The Back.

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