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'Liberal' has different connotations in Europe and in the US. In the US the term describes policies that are more in favour of regulation/state intervention and
by maze-le 9y ago
'Liberal' has different connotations in Europe and in the US. In the US the term describes policies that are more in favour of regulation/state intervention and are on the progressive leaning side of the political spectrum (like what we in europe would call social democratic). In Europe the term 'liberal' is more connected with free-markets/anti-regulation/lower taxes policies and is placed more on the conservative leaning side of the political spectrum.
- Simon_says 9y agoThanks for the clarification. You learn something new every day.
- blibble 9y agoas a UK voter: your description of liberal would seem to be rather far away from the commonly accepted UK meaning
- CaptainZapp 9y agoThe Economist is about as liberal as a newspaper may come. And it's definitely English and very much free market. That said it's very progressive on a social level. Like arguing for gay marriage and for legalization of dope, both already in the mid nineties.