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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS
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Boris Johnson

Historical and international

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Position estimated from: UK premiership 2019-22: Brexit, "levelling up", strong support for Ukraine.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
65toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
50near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
41near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
75toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
80toward intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
72toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
53near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
75toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
54near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
30toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
63near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
45near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
80toward intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
40near the center

These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.

Key positions

StatementPositionBasis
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
During a pandemic, governments should be able to close businesses and places of worship.Agreesfrom their record
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Class distinctions should gradually disappear.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military alliances are worth the risk of involvement in overseas conflicts.Strongly agreesestimated

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Similar and contrasting figures

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.