Clement Attlee
Historical and international
Photo: Presumably Yousuf Karsh, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Position estimated from: UK premiership 1945-51: NHS, nationalization of coal, rail and steel, welfare state, NATO founding.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 23 | toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 43 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 29 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 50 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 60 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 25 | toward collective ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 42 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 50 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 45 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 15 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 21 | toward egalitarian |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 80 | toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 60 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 39 | near 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
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Major industries should be publicly owned rather than privately controlled. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Workers should have strong legal protections to form and join labor unions. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Agrees | estimated |
| During a pandemic, governments should be able to order people to stay at home except for essential reasons. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Christian Socialism84% similar positionGuild Socialism84% similar positionRadical Centrism83% similar positionSocial Democracy83% similar positionEurocommunism83% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Franklin D. Roosevelt87% similar · US politiciansNelson Mandela86% similar · Historical and internationalLyndon B. Johnson86% similar · US politiciansLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva86% similar · Historical and internationalJean-Jacques Rousseau85% similar · Historical and internationalAugusto PinochetContrasting: 45% similarFrancisco FrancoContrasting: 47% similarAdolf HitlerContrasting: 48% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.