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This article argues the features in the history of the British socialist Press in the years 1910 to 1914. There was the emergence of the first socialist daily newspapers; and secondly, the continuation of a range of socialist periodicals, from national weeklies to provincial monthlies, despite the expectation that they would be made redundant by the establishment of daily papers. The two daily papers developed very differently but they were both products of the same tradition of British labor journalism and organization.

This article investigates the reasons for the success and failure of the "Daily Herald" in Great Britain, during the period 1919-1940. The early Herald was a crusading radical iconoclastic dominated by its owner-proprietor George Lansbury. Eschewing party lines it encouraged all sections of radical thought. Where other papers had readers the Herald had supporters. The increased costs caused by the war forced it to become a weekly, but in this form it established itself as a major force on the left, the chief focus for anti-war and pro-Russian revolution opinion. The real was lack of capital. The new owners could subsidize it enough to keep it going but not on a scale that would make it competitive. With a smaller staff than its competitors, it was a small paper. A Northern edition was a prerequisite of effective competition but was too expensive. It was unattractive to advertisers.

This article features the history of the newspaper, The Drivers' Mirror, published for the British military from 1942 to 1943. The editorial of the first number of the newspaper, published by 129 Infantry Brigade Company on November 9, 1942, quoted a reporter in the Daily Express who said: Troops all over the country are rebelling against the flood of official and private enterprise journalism with which they are being swamped. They want publications reflecting their own thoughts and feelings rather than scores of papers published for profit by outside interests. The newspaper began publication at a camp near Canterbury and ran for 26 weekly issues in a small format of about newspaper size until May 26, 1943. In June 1943 the format was changed to more than twice the size. Each issue of the paper contained an editorial which commented on the work of the editorial staff. The sports features were regular and comprehensive. Football was fully reported and comments made if necessary. There were illustrations in each issue. Some were original cartoons and some pictures cut out of magazines. It is notable that there were no pin-ups and no sexy features. The standard of journalism was high. Even the serious news items were written in straightforward plain language which could be followed by all.