New Labour (1994–2010)

United Kingdom

Basis for the estimate: Third Way: Clause IV rewritten, minimum wage, devolution, PFI, Iraq war, ID card plans, Racial and Religious Hatred Act.

Political placement

Map dimension	Score (0–100)	Reading
Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market	59	near the center
Social Progressive ↔ Traditional	32	toward progressive
Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian	37	near the center
National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist	35	near the center
Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention	85	toward intervention

All nine underlying dimensions

Dimension	Score	Reading
Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership	63	near the center
Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions	54	near the center
National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist	35	near the center
Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist	30	toward progressive
Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic	20	toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical	51	near the center
Economic management Free market ↔ State planning	47	near the center
Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention	85	toward intervention
Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority	37	near the center

Party scores are estimated from platforms and records; individual members can differ. How scores are made.

Statement	Position	Basis
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.	Strongly agrees	estimated
Military intervention abroad can be justified to stop mass atrocities.	Strongly agrees	from their record
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.	Strongly disagrees	estimated
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.	Strongly disagrees	estimated
Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective.	Strongly disagrees	estimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.	Strongly disagrees	estimated
Hate speech should be a criminal offense.	Agrees	from their record
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.	Strongly agrees	estimated
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.	Disagrees	estimated
Differences in social status help maintain an orderly society.	Disagrees	estimated

Last reviewed October 11, 2026.