Political Compass 2015

[Argonia]

What do people make of the Political Compass analysis of the 2015 election?

http://www.politicalcompass.org/uk2015

 

[Puddy_Tat]

The Lib Dems are now widely — and correctly — viewed as a party of few fixed principles

but at tories being further right than ukip...

 

[brogdale]

What do people make of the Political Compass analysis of the 2015 election?

http://www.politicalcompass.org/uk2015

Not a real response, but I thought I'd offer you the 2010 version as well...for comparative purposes, like.

2010

2015

 

[Argonia]

Thanks for that

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I have never thought that the Political Compass added anything more than confusion to the old Left Right analysis. I think it is sophistry. So Ner.

 

[brogdale]

Here yer go...JFF...so in England you can vote for the Dave's "UK", Nigel's "Hungary", Nick's "Netherlands" or Ed's "Slovakia". Spoilt for choice we are.

 

[articul8]

I'm sorry but anything that shows the Labour party to the right of the BNP is transparently a load of old bollocks.

 

[cesare]

I'm sorry but anything that shows the Labour party to the right of the BNP is transparently a load of old bollocks.

It doesn't.

 

[articul8]

It doesn't.

it does on what Brogdale quoted?

 

[cesare]

it does on what Brogdale quoted?

You edited.

Originally you said left not right

 

[articul8]

You edited.

Originally you said left not right

that chart got me confused - anyway in what universe is Labour to the right of the BNP?

 

[cesare]

that chart got me confused - anyway in what universe is Labour to the right of the BNP?

Political Compass also showed the Nazi party economically to the left of neoliberalism too

 

[8ball]

Seems odd having the Greens that far into the 'libertarian zone'.

 

[DotCommunist]

political compass is crap

 

[bi0boy]

Seems odd having the Greens that far into the 'libertarian zone'.

Yes they want to ban everything, like pupping farming and flying at night.

 

[smokedout]

that chart got me confused - anyway in what universe is Labour to the right of the BNP?

the universe where the BNP have policies on re-nationalisation, worker share-ownership and profit-sharing whilst the Labour Party are a bunch of neo-liberal shites

its explained on the page for you:

As we’ve pointed out in earlier charts, the BNP, lazily described as "extreme right", is economically far from neo-liberal. Its extremism is reflected in its reactionary social attitudes.

 

[articul8]

^ just shows how flawed the whole concept is when elements of fascistic state ownership are somehow seen as "to the left" of social democratic adaptations to neoliberalism.

 

[brogdale]

adaptations to neoliberalism.

Hmm...that's catchy; perhaps they could use that phrase?

 

[smokedout]

social democratic adaptations to neoliberalism.

is that how you sleep at night?

 

[8ball]

Yes they want to ban everything, like pupping, farming and flying at night.

I don't know what they've got against Pupping, it gets good reviews on Tripadvisor.

 

[JTG]

social democratic adaptations to neoliberalism.

That's it, I'm joining Labour

 

[killer b]

social democratic adaptations to neoliberalism. That's quite something.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

it is an inspiring rallying call

 

[8ball]

social democratic adaptations to neoliberalism. That's quite something.

I'm not sure what that means tbh.

Something like you get some tax credits with your zero-hours contract?

 

[killer b]

it means this party used to have some social democratic policies, but have abandoned them completely.

 

[brogdale]

it means this party used to have some social democratic policies, but have abandoned them completely.

I don't know what it means, but it rather says it all

 

[gamerunknown]

the New Labour agenda that took the party to the centre ground in the late 1990s

That sort of terminology really is pervasive...

 

[J Ed]

Yes they want to ban everything, like pupping farming and flying at night.

Are you in favour of puppy farming?

 

[Argonia]

I took the test yesterday and came out Libertarian Left. Where in Europe am I supposed to go?

 

[JTG]

I took the test yesterday and came out Libertarian Left. Where in Europe am I supposed to go?

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