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Re: So much for the views held here
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But generally, we all understand that, in present context, right wing politics = far right politics
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No, "we" don’t…
Just repeating it doesn’t make it true…
A recent YouGov survey showed
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articl...right-spectrum
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Where do Britons place the parties on the spectrum?
When it comes to how voters see the main UK parties, the order is probably not that surprising to those familiar with the terms. The Greens are seen as the most left-wing of the five main parties, with an average score of -55, followed by Labour on -36 and the Lib Dems as the most ‘centrist’ party on -23.
The Conservatives are perceived as somewhat right-wing, scoring +51, while Reform UK are seen as being the furthest out from the centre, with Britons giving them an average score of +69.
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How do Britons’ views of the parties compare to those of experts?
A test of the public understanding of ‘left’ and ‘right’ is to compare their views with experts. Since 1999, the Chapel Hill Center for European Studies has conducted periodic surveys of political scientists about the positioning of European political parties, with the most recent results published earlier this year.
When comparing the two sets of data, the British public and the experts are broadly agreed on the placements of the Conservatives, Lib Dems and Greens. But when it comes to Labour, political scientists view the party as closer to the centre than the public do (-36 vs -24), while seeing Reform UK as further to the right (+69 vs +85).
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