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::::See [[Labour party]] for a more balanced article on socialism in Britain.
::::See [[Labour party]] for a more balanced article on socialism in Britain.
I don't think it's helpful to conflate socialism and Marxism (or liberalism, for that matter), particularly in the British case. British socialism was forged from non-conformist protestant Christianity not in the 1800s, when the reform movement led to the co-operative and Labour movements, not in 1700s, when radicals looked to France and the US for new ways of thinking, but in the 1600s in the same crucible that gave is the Pilgrim Fathers. 1649 saw "The World Turned Upside Down" and many saw a chance to turn Britain into a Christian state, starting with land and property reform to bring us closer to the prelapsarian ideal.
Ironically, this may be the root of the huge difference - and gulf in understanding - between British and US conservatism. It's no coincidence that, until the 1970s and 80s, it was the British left that looked to the US as an example. Conservatives tended to look within or to Europe. [[User:Rafael|Rafael]] ([[User talk:Rafael|talk]]) 19:03, 18 May 2020 (EDT)