Labour left

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Labour left is the socialist and traditionally more radical wing of the UK Labour Party, advocating policies such as public ownership, wealth redistribution, and strong trade union rights.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Labour left canonical 3
Labour soft left 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ideological tendency ⓘ
political faction ⓘ
wing of the Labour Party ⓘ
advocatesPolicy anti-privatisation measures ⓘ
collective bargaining ⓘ
expansion of the welfare state ⓘ
higher minimum wage ⓘ
higher taxes on the wealthy ⓘ
increased public housing ⓘ
increased public spending ⓘ
opposition to austerity ⓘ
progressive taxation ⓘ
public ownership ⓘ
public ownership of energy sector ⓘ
public ownership of key utilities ⓘ
public ownership of postal services ⓘ
public ownership of railways ⓘ
reversal of marketisation in public services ⓘ
strong trade union rights ⓘ
stronger social security protections ⓘ
stronger workers’ rights ⓘ
trade union recognition ⓘ
wealth redistribution ⓘ
associatedWith Labour Party left wing ⓘ
rank-and-file Labour activists ⓘ
trade union movement ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
goal greater economic equality ⓘ
redistribution of wealth and power ⓘ
strengthening organised labour ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
ideology democratic socialism ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
opposesPolicy austerity programmes ⓘ
neoliberal economic reforms ⓘ
privatisation of public services ⓘ
partOf Labour Party ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
politicalContext internal factional politics of the Labour Party ⓘ
position left-wing ⓘ
radical left within Labour Party ⓘ
supports collective ownership in key industries ⓘ
expansion of public sector role in the economy ⓘ
state intervention in the economy ⓘ
strong labour regulations ⓘ
viewOnEconomy critical of free-market capitalism ⓘ
viewOnSociety emphasis on class politics ⓘ
emphasis on social justice ⓘ

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