The Labour Standard was a short-lived trade unionist newspaper in London, published between May 1881 and July 1885. It described itself as 'the recognised industrial journal of the organised trades of the United Kingdom'.[1]

Engels article "A fair day's wage for a fair day's work"

The paper's initial editor was George Shipton, Secretary of the London Trades Council. In February 1884 Shipton was replaced by William Barnett, who edited it until its closure.[2]

The paper was published every Saturday and sold for one penny. Each edition consisted of eight pages.[3]

The paper is principally remembered for publishing a number of articles by Frederick Engels. Engels ceased to be a contributor after Shipton complained that an article by Karl Kautsky was "too strong"; Engels remarked that as some of his own articles would be even stronger, it would be best if he did not submit further articles.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Harrison, Royden (1977). The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970. Humanities Press. p. 268.
  2. ^ Harrison, British Labour Periodicals, p. 268.
  3. ^ Brake, Laurel; Demoor, Marysa (2009). Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland. Academia Press. ISBN 9789038213408.
  4. ^ Henderson, W. O. (2013). Friedrich Engels. Routledge. p. 742. ISBN 9781136275562. Retrieved 7 May 2018.