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Aneurin Bevan

British Labour politician, 1897 to 1960

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The health minister who created the National Health Service in 1948, a coal miner’s son who became the leading voice of Labour’s left after the war.

Aneurin Bevan sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, leaning secular on religion and leaning tech-optimist on technology.

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Where Aneurin Bevan sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Aneurin Bevan

Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.99%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.98%Modern monetary theoryArgues that governments issuing their own currency can spend to reach full employment,…97%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.97%

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