Does Britain really prefer socialism to capitalism?

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Anyone want to join in the discussion at the end here about “Does Britain really prefer socialism to capitalism?”. Apparently they are attracted more by the one word compared with the other, whatever the meaning they attach to both. By “socialism” they seem to understand “social reformism”. In which case it is not surprising that they prefer that to money-grubbing capitalism.

Also of interest is that the words “communism” and “anarchism” finish near the bottom along with “fascism”. Might be a lesson there too.

Anyway here’s the opinion poll:

https://unherd.com/newsroom/does-britain-really-prefer-socialism-to-capitalism/?tl_inbound=1&tl_groups%5B0%5D=18743&tl_period_type=3&utm_source=UnHerd+Today&utm_campaign=76a723126d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_12_12_09_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_79fd0df946-76a723126d-35568450

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Here is the original YouGov poll that UnHerd commenting on:

https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51086-which-political-ideologies-do-britons-have-a-positive-view-of

More food for thought, from what YouGov say:

“Among Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters, environmentalism (74-83%) and feminism (68-80%) are the overall most favourably viewed ideologies. Additionally, over six in ten Labour and Green voters (62-63%), as well as half of Lib Dems (49%), see socialism positively, while 64% of Lib Dems, 56% of Labour voters and 47% of Green voters are favourable towards liberalism.
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Most likely to be approving of far-left ideologies are Green voters, with three in ten (31%) having a positive opinion of communism and a quarter (25%) looking at anarchism favourably. While one in seven Labour voters (14%) also have a positive view of communism, this is less than the 23% with such an opinion of capitalism.”

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