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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 14h

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐤𝐞 A dark abyss of cruelty lies behind capitalism’s glitzy facade. Christa Pike spent 31 years on Death Row for murder while lawyers launched appeal after appeal. The trial jury were never told about Pike’s hideous childhood: ‘Pike was physically and sexually abused by

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀? From this month’s Socialist Standard. www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/sociali...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So after Trump said the suspects had been looking to ‌do “big damage” at RAF Fairford, they’ve been bailed the day after being arrested, and it’s allegedly now looking like they were entrepreneurial fuel thieves targeting farms in the area after diesel prices in the UK have hit an all-time high.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Another £36 million for Reform UK from another crypto billionaire. Chris Harborne says he will match the £36m given to Reform UK from Ben Delo yesterday. Such large amounts obviously aren’t given without expecting substantial benefits in return. Other political parties also receive multi-million

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

𝗣𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 A recent study showed that nearly half of parents are struggling financially after having a baby. In some cases this has even led to them watering down baby formula milk in order to save money. This can be really serious for an infant, as it may result in growth problems and

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So Starmer has resigned as an MP. This will allow him to follow the plan he set out after he resigned as PM, i.e.: “𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕-𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅.”

Keir Starmer laughing while holding large bundles of money in his hands.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

September’s Socialist Standard is available to read for free now. www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/sociali...

The front cover of the September 2026 Socialist Standard, monthly publication of the Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB).

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“With record summer heatwaves and ‘weather whiplash’ events, global warming is fast becoming normalised. Now shocking video has emerged of unsurvivable flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, probably caused by a melting Himalayan glacier. Geologists have been warning about this for years, and there

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“‘Mass delusion’ is among the many labels that have been attached to Donald Trump’s rule and the support for him by tens of millions of Americans. But what about the delusion that affects the vast majority of the world’s population? They believe it’s natural and inevitable that millions should

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🧵 The Socialist Party’s Summer School weekend of talks and discussion — Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August 2026 — will explore how the concept of ‘populism’ has developed, why it attracts support and what this tells us about capitalist society. The various talks and discussions will be as follows:

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Imagine a world where venomous snakes are valuable and revered. Practically every adult and teenager handles these dangerous snakes almost every day. The snakes cause all manner of serious problems in society and people are always getting hurt, and many die. Governments insist they need lots of

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books”. Cutting off spines and then scanning the pages is cheaper and quicker than scanning pages from books that are kept intact. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

arstechnica.com

Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books

AI firms quietly bulk buying rare books face resistance from booksellers.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧 “Grimly facing drought, hosepipe bans, wildfires and yet another heatwave? You won’t be comforted to know that ‘greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2025’ (phys.org). “European rivers are at record lows. The US has

Thermometer showing red liquid boiling inside.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

‘Infantino’s “shabby, opaque, backroom deal” apparently prepared in secret with private capital is ditched after UEFA and others statement that “demonstrated to FIFA’s President that football is not for sale”. Hang on!! Football was sold long ago and is increasingly organised to suit pay-to-view

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

More than 40% of 25-year-olds are now living with their parents, their wages have stagnated and employment has fallen. This is yet another appalling failure of capitalism that the population could bring an end to if they really wanted to. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The evidence that shows today's 20-somethings really do have it worse

People in their 20s are facing a tougher start to adulthood than any generation in almost half a century, according to analysis for the BBC.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

“𝑇𝑤𝑜-𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠 ‘𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘’.” uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/two-thi... Two-thirds of humankind worrying, getting stressed and suffering for about 22 hours a week because of money when we could easily progress to a new society where money, debts, buying,

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Two-thirds of adults ‘spend time worrying about money during a typical week’

Those affected said their concerns had stopped them from relaxing or prevented them from seeing friends or family as often as they would like.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Seen this month’s Socialist Standard yet? Read it online for free at www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/sociali...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

You might expect that a walking trail called the Severn Way would largely be alongside the river from which it takes its name. But in fact most of the section between Shrewsbury and Telford is not along the river at all. This is just one illustration of the extent to which there is a lack of

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

If the problem with achieving high quality social care under capitalism is that billions of pounds are required annually to achieve this, and the money cannot be raised without causing difficulties elsewhere (e.g forcing people to sell their homes etc), if at all, then it’s time for decision making

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The brass neck of Farage never ceases to amaze.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Andy Burnham pledged ‘to finally end long-term rough sleeping across the UK’. He previously aimed to prevent rough sleeping in Manchester by 2020, and in 2019 the Conservative Party manifesto committed to ending ‘the blight of rough sleeping’. Instead, in 2025 the number of people estimated to

Disheveled man inside a cardboard box, his only home.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Interesting remarks from Elon Musk in an interview with The Economist. ‘𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 “𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔.’ This is of course what you have with a Marxist socialist society, and which we could have had

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The rich and powerful have made “socialism” a scare word. The present non-socialist majority has been led to believe that Russia, China and Venezuela had socialism, and Cuba, North Korea, Denmark, Norway et al have it today. It’s nonsense — but it’s nonsense that most people think is true.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“Football: beautiful or ugly?” See www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/snippet...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What most people don’t know, because they’ve never been told it by the mainstream media, ‘education’ systems etc, is that the old Soviet Union and China NEVER had communism or socialism, which are the same thing in Marxism. If you simply think about what a Marxist society means

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Red faces in the Socialist Workers Party after their tweet on X in response to the death of Widdecombe was ‘Hooray, she’s dead’, followed by immediate deletion as furore swept the media. Some even confused the SWP with us. So we should point out that 🔗 www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/snippet...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A report on wealth inequality graphically illustrates the class divide in 2026. Apparently, the 56,000 wealthiest adults on the planet – who could fit inside a single football stadium – own three times as much wealth as the poorest 2.8 billion adults. More here www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/snippet...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A customer in a store wondering why prices keep rising spots your SPGB bag, and realises. A TV news crew stops you to ask your view about a problem in society, and you display your SPGB bag to the camera. Get a bag that packs a 👊. Dyed 5oz black cotton bags in a choice of three designs.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

There will be a weekend of talks and discussion on the theme of Populism at The Socialist Party’s Summer School taking place 21st - 23rd August 2026 in Worcester. Booking and other details here www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/summer-...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

On July 4, 1901, Eugene V. Debs proclaimed in a anti-capitalist speech: “𝐼 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑦. 𝐼𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.” Here’s a few other great socialist statements that he made. For the full July 4th speech, see inthesetimes.com/article/four...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hundreds of thousands more UK deaths because of a trade deal which diverts billions of pounds away from frontline NHS care so US big pharma companies can be paid more for their medicines. #ReplaceCapitalismNow 🔗 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests

Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The July 2026 Socialist Standard is out now. 🔗 www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/sociali...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Next Thursday, voters in the CLAPHAM PARK ward of Lambeth have the opportunity to choose socialism over capitalism. We do not make promises we can’t keep. We tell you the truth: Lambeth cannot be made better while capitalism remains. We do not ask you to vote for us in order to administer capitalism

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The government has just repealed the Vagrancy Act of 1824, which made rough sleeping a crime. There are about a million empty homes in England alone with more than a quarter of them empty for more than six months. So there is absolutely no need for anyone to sleep rough. In London, there are

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

As we grow, we learn to avoid dangers. Avoid touching hot things. Don’t try to eat broken glass. Don’t drink bleach. Don’t fall from great heights. Don’t cross roads without looking. Don’t handle live wires. For the vast majority of adults, these and many other hazards are things we learn about that

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The Socialist Party has again booked a substantial stall in the indoor marquee area at the 140th Durham Miners’ Gala on Saturday 11th July. Several party members from across the country have agreed to come to the Gala to help with our stall and the general distribution of socialist material, etc.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When every damn politician, and government they lead, want the same thing — capitalism to continue — it makes no difference which profit-supporting political party wins an election because the outcome will be the same. The same old serious problems — huge inequality, homelessness, food insecurity...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

China where “capitalism is pretty dismal for workers, and utopia is only for the rich”. See 🔗 www.worldsocialism.org/.../sni.../t...

Cartoon image depicting wealth inequality in China with Zhang Yiming and Xi Jinping as part of the 10% owning over 70% of the wealth.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Watch out Makerfield, you’re about to be conned again! See 🔗 www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/snippet...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

NHS staff could soon be “𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑎𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠, 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜-𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑠, 𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑚”. A doctor or nurse concerned about Israeli armed forces killing and maiming civilians in Palestine does www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

NHS staff should be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian badges, report recommends

The recommendation is one of several from Lord Mann, whose review examined antisemitism within the organisation.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT? “Nearly half of working-age adults are not saving into a pension at all, with just 4% of ‘self-employed’ workers doing so.” See www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/snippet...

Elderly couple upset because they don't have enough money to pay for what they need.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Have you seen this month’s Socialist Standard? Read it online. No paywall. No pop-up ads. No charge. 🔗 www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/sociali...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

“David and Victoria Beckman doubled their wealth in the past year and have a combined fortune of £1.185bn. In a similar category are James Dyson, Christopher Harborne (who recently gifted £5m to Nigel Farage) and Jim Ratcliffe, part owner of Manchester Utd” See www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/snippet...

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Podcast. High St closures and community Life. Reflections on the decline of a once-thriving city-centre shopping street where traditional businesses have closed to be replaced by charity and betting shops, convenience stores or empty premises 👉https://rss.com/podcasts/world-socialist-radio/2833376/

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Keirdy Starnham. Two political peas in a pod. Makes absolutely no difference to the working class majority which one is Labour leader because both want exactly the same thing — a continuation of outdated capitalism where business profits unavoidably come before people’s needs.

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Keir Starmer just made a speech following local elections in which Labour lost a huge number of Councillors. He repeatedly mentioned getting away from the “status quo” because it isn’t working. What he failed to do is mention why the current way of doing things is failing the working class —

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The Socialist Party @officialspgb.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

On May 7 (tomorrow), three party members are standing in the Lambeth local elections — Anya Krycek in BRIXTON NORTH WARD; Jacqueline Shodeke in CLAPHAM COMMON & ABBEVILLE WARD, and César Ramon Sotillo in STOCKWELL WEST & LARKHALL WARD. Local news site article here www.brixtonbuzz.com/2026/05/meet...

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Meet the Candidates: Socialist Party of Great Britain – abolishing capitalism since 1904

Founded in 1904, the Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB) is one of Britain’s oldest socialist parties, and one of its most uncompromising. Unlike Labour or the Greens, the party does not …

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