ABSTRACT

The contributors to this book, first published in 1971, analyse as International Socialists the economic and social issues of modern society. Their findings were controversial, as was the alternative they proposed – the overthrow of the British system and its replacement by a society based on workers’ control. A central theme of the book is the need for socialists to have a scientific view of the modern world – a socialist theory.

part I|96 pages

Britain and the Old Left

chapter 1|14 pages

A Prologue

A Day in the Life of the ‘Fifties

chapter 2|41 pages

The Decline of the Welfare State

chapter 3|39 pages

Parliamentary Socialism

part II|108 pages

World Capitalism Today

chapter 4|51 pages

Imperialism Today

chapter 5|36 pages

The Eastern Bloc

chapter 6|19 pages

Capitalism—The Latest Stage *

part III|46 pages

What is to be done?

chapter 7|26 pages

The Class Struggle in Britain

chapter 8|18 pages

The Way Forward