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However, Evan Smith in Against the Grain: The British Far Left from 1956, [4] uses the term 'far left' "to encompass all of the political currents to the left of the Labour Party," including "anarchist groups". The scope of this article limits the discussion of far left politics to the period since 1801 i.e. the formation of the United Kingdom.
Although labelled as far-right by the political left, [26] UKIP was not. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] UKIP and the EDL benefited over this period from a rightward shift in the electorate, back to the political centre, [ 29 ] while former far-right parties such as the BNP and National Front became fringe groups and wield very little media attention or power.
The far-right, extreme right, hard right, radical right, fascist-right and are terms used to discuss the position a group or person occupies within right-wing politics. The terms are often used to imply that someone is an extremist. The terms have been used by different scholars in somewhat conflicting ways. [1]
Far-left politics, also known as extreme left politics or left-wing extremism, are politics further to the left on the left–right political spectrum than the standard political left. The term does not have a single, coherent definition; some scholars consider it to be the left of communist parties , while others broaden it to include the left ...
Left-Wing Director Ken Loach, Writer Paul Laverty on the Poisonous Seed-Bed for Far Right Politics in Britain’s Rust-Belt Communities. Leo Barraclough. May 28, 2023 at 10:01 AM ...
Left-wing terrorist groups and individuals have been influenced by various communist and socialist currents, including Marxism. [5] Narodnaya Volya, a 19th-century revolutionary socialist political organization and left-wing terrorist group operating in the Russian Empire that killed Tsar Alexander II of Russia in 1881 [7] and developed the concept of "propaganda of the deed", is considered a ...
A veteran British political disruptor has won a special election in a town in northern England with a big Muslim minority following a contest that was mired in chaos and controversy and dominated ...
Three men arrested in an investigation into right-wing extremism were charged Tuesday in a London court with preparing to commit a terrorist act, authorities said. Prosecutors said the men had ...