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And a lot of old-school lefties in the UK consider Blair's New Labour to be centre-right, "Red Tories" etc. Blair might have been left-wing but he certainly was
by yerwhat01010 5y ago
And a lot of old-school lefties in the UK consider Blair's New Labour to be centre-right, "Red Tories" etc. Blair might have been left-wing but he certainly wasn't a socialist.
The "left" in Britain arguably haven't won an election since 1974.
- toyg 5y agoIt has to be considered that "the left" has been structurally divided in three parties (Lab, LibDem, Greens) for most of this period, which is a cardinal sin in the British system. The right had fewer splits, and arguably none of them is comparably structural.
- yerwhat01010 5y agoYes, FPTP is the worst. The left might have lost a lot of elections, but I think you can still make a case for the original point the "right-of-centre" are a minority in the UK, even if it's only a narrow majority. The Conservatives haven't won a majority of the popular vote in nearly 90 years (but then neither has any party) https://www.statista.com/statistics/717004/general-elections-vote-share-by-party-uk/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/717004/general-elections...