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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS
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Oswald Mosley

Historical and international

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Position estimated from: British Union of Fascists: corporatist economics, dictatorship, peace with Germany.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
29toward collective / planned
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
75toward traditional
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
85toward authoritarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
100strongly toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
40near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
40near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
78toward state restrictions
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
100strongly toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
84toward traditionalist
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
92strongly toward autocratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
77toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
86strongly toward state planning
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
40near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
57near 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
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
Tariffs can be justified to protect domestic industries.Strongly agreesfrom their record
A strong leader who gets things done matters more than following proper procedures.Strongly agreesestimated
National security can justify restrictions on what journalists publish.Strongly agreesestimated
Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong.Strongly agreesestimated
Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners.Strongly disagreesestimated
Class distinctions should gradually disappear.Strongly disagreesestimated
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Disagreesestimated
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Disagreesestimated
Differences in wealth are acceptable when they result from individual achievement.Strongly agreesestimated

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.