The Socialist (UK newspaper)

For other newspapers named The Socialist, see The Socialist.

The Socialist

Front page of The Socialist on 7 November 2012
Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Socialist Party
Publisher	Socialist Publications
Editor	Sarah Sachs-Eldridge
Founded	1964 as Militant
Political alignment	Trotskyist
Language	English
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
ISSN	1366-9621
OCLC number	39155867
Website	www.socialistparty.org.uk/main/The_Socialist

The Socialist is the weekly paper of the Socialist Party. Founded in 1964 under the name Militant, it styled itself as the "Marxist voice of Labour and Youth" and played an important role in bringing together a strong left-wing grouping within the British Labour Party, so much so that the group came to be known as the Militant tendency after the newspaper they sold and read. In 1997, Militant Labour (successor to the Militant tendency) changed its name to the Socialist Party, and the Militant newspaper was renamed the Socialist the same year.

It is edited and written by the members and supporters of the political party publishing it. Sold by its members, it is a non-profit paper, carrying news and reports from around the country and from overseas.

See also

• The Socialist (Irish newspaper)
• The Socialist (Australian magazine)
• Scottish Socialist Voice

External links

• Online edition