Official podcast of The Socialist Party of Great Britain. We have one single aim: the establishment of a society in which all productive resources – land, water, factories, transport, etc. – are taken into common ownership, and in which the sole motive for production is the fulfilment of human needs and wants. To read more news, views, and analysis please visit: worldsocialism.org/spgb (https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb) or, for a free three-issue subscription to The Socialist Standard: spgb.net/podcast (https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/3-free-standards/)
The Society of the Spectre. What Haunts Capitalism?
What haunts capitalism? What monsters lurk beneath the surface of respectable society? In this episode of World Socialist Radio, we explore the dark imagination of socialist literature, where Gothic shadows, grotesque figures and tales of horror expose the brutal realities of class society. From the spectres that haunt the social order to the everyday terrors of exploitation and alienation, we examine how socialist writers have used the language of horror to reveal a world more disturbing than fiction.
World Socialist Radio is the official podcast of The Socialist Party of Great Britain. We have one single aim: the establishment of a society in which all productive resources – land, water, factories, transport, etc. – are taken into common ownership, and in which the sole motive for production is the fulfilment of human needs and wants.
To read more news, views, and analysis please visit: worldsocialism.org/spgb (http://worldsocialism.org/spgb)
or, for a free three-issue subscription to The Socialist Standard: spgb.net/podcast (http://spgb.net/podcast)
Featuring music: 'Silver Shamrock' by Partee Citee. Source: Free Music Archive, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
22 Jul 2026
Season Two Trailer - Helicopters over Helvellyn
World Socialist Radio will return in autumn 2026 with a new series of live discussions with new releases every two weeks.
In the meantime, we present a discussion of the article "Helicopters over Helvellyn" from the July 2026 edition of the Socialist Standard.
In this episode, we discuss some everyday examples of voluntary cooperation and trust that demonstrate that human beings are naturally capable of working together without financial incentives.
World Socialist Radio is the official podcast of The Socialist Party of Great Britain. We have one single aim: the establishment of a society in which all productive resources – land, water, factories, transport, etc. – are taken into common ownership, and in which the sole motive for production is the fulfilment of human needs and wants.
To read more news, views, and analysis please visit: worldsocialism.org/spgb (http://worldsocialism.org/spgb)
or, for a free three-issue subscription to The Socialist Standard: spgb.net/podcast (http://spgb.net/podcast)
Featuring music: ‘Pushing P (Instrumental)’ by Tiga Maine x Deejay Boe. Source: Free Music Archive, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
15 Jun 2026
The Fabian Society Again. Why Reformism Still Falls Short.
Recent online claims portraying the Fabian Society as a secretive conspiracy are greatly exaggerated. These accusations gained traction after a judge connected to the society ruled against the UK government in a high-profile case, leading some commentators to suggest that Fabians had infiltrated key institutions. The society is neither secret nor hidden: it openly describes itself as a socialist membership organisation and think tank, founded in 1884, which seeks social change through gradual reform rather than revolutionary action. The society’s name comes from the Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose strategy of wearing down opponents inspired the Fabian belief in incremental political change.
The Fabian approach has a fundamental weakness: it focuses on influencing elites and institutions rather than building conscious mass support for socialism. This article rejects both right-wing conspiracy theories about the Fabians and the Fabian strategy itself, concluding that socialism can only be achieved through the active self-organisation and democratic action of the working class, not through gradual reforms imposed from above.
Taken from the June 2026 edition of The Socialist Standard.
World Socialist Radio is the official podcast of The Socialist Party of Great Britain. We have one single aim: the establishment of a society in which all productive resources – land, water, factories, transport, etc. – are taken into common ownership, and in which the sole motive for production is the fulfilment of human needs and wants.
To read more news, views, and analysis please visit: worldsocialism.org/spgb (http://worldsocialism.org/spgb)
or, for a free three-issue subscription to The Socialist Standard: spgb.net/podcast (http://spgb.net/podcast)
Featuring music: ‘Pushing P (Instrumental)’ by Tiga Maine x Deejay Boe. Source: Free Music Archive, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
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