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Harold Wilson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976

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Led Labour to four election wins, championed the “white heat” of technology, oversaw social reforms such as decriminalizing homosexuality and kept Britain out of the Vietnam War.

Harold Wilson sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly tech-optimist on technology and leaning state-led on economy. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority and nation.

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Where Harold Wilson 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.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationCentered on nation
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Harold Wilson

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Political views closest to Harold Wilson

KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…99%LabourismDraws on trade unions and working-class communities to win better wages, rights and…98%Non-alignmentKeeps countries out of great-power blocs and military alliances.98%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.98%

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