The meanings of “Left-Leaning,” “Left Wing,” “Far Left,” and “Extreme Far Left” In contemporary British politics, the terms left-leaning, left wing, far left, and extreme far left represent successive degrees of ideological distance from the political centre. Each reflects distinct attitudes toward capitalism, the state, and social reform, yet their boundaries are porous and context…

We use the terms “right leaning”, “right wing”, “far right”, and “extreme far right” to describe clusters of people politically, but what do they mean in the contemporary UK context? In the contemporary UK context, these four terms describe positions on a political spectrum that runs from moderate conservatism to authoritarian nationalism. Each reflects not…