&LEFT right&LEFT & RIGHT what is it all about?

THEY

WANT TO MAKE SOCIETY MORE

FAIR AND EQUAL

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM

STANDARD OF LIVING THAT EVERYONE DESERVES

WHILST NOT EXACTLY THE SAME TODAY, THIS

SEPARATION BETWEEN THOSE WHO WANT TO

SHARE WEALTH AND

POWER TO ‘THE PEOPLE’ (I.E AGAINST THE KING)

AND THOSE WHO WANT TO

PROTECT TRADITION AND WEALTH (I.E THE KING)

IS A SIMPLE WAY TO THINK ABOUT LEFT & RIGHT TODAY

HEALTH

HOUSING STATE PENSIONSMINIMUM WAGE

JOBS EDUCATION

SO THAT YOUR CHANCES IN LIFE

AREN’T DECIDED BY THE FAMILY YOU WERE BORN INTO

LIKE

THE LEFT TODAY THINK THAT EQUALITY MEANS

NO ONE SHOULD EVER BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN FEEDING THEIR

CHILDREN AND HEATING THEIR HOMES

INDIVIDUAL and that it’s about

generally prefers

RESPONSIBILITY

Supply

I F THE STATE LEAVES PEOPLE ALONE THEN

is how societyshould be ordered

&

they believe that the rich should share their wealth through charity, as they know how best to help

Demand

T H E L E F T

T H E R I G H T

w h e r e d i d i t c o m e f r o m ?

b u t

those against

the king on the left

those for the king on

the right

equality

idealist

focus on society

people before profit

progressive

competitiverealist

traditionalfocus on individual

free trade

because there are

THE LEFT THINKS

B U T I T ’ S N O T .

I S A T T H E

T H E R I G H T

O F A L L

THAT

SHOULDBE

2 C LA S S E S

COMPETITION

BOTH OF THESE ARE LINKED. PART OF THE

‘FREEDOM’ THAT THE LEFT WANT IS THE FREEDOM FROM INEQUALITY AND POWER IMBALANCES

THAT COME FROM THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND

POOR

IMPROVEMENT

IT IS THE RICH AND POWERFUL THAT UNFAIRLY GET MORE FROM SOCIETY

RICH & POWERFUL POOR & POWERLESS

E Q U A L

&

society

&

SECURITY

THE RIGHTTHINKS THAT

ISdifferenteveryone

HOWEVER.

LEFT & RIGHT IS NOT

ALL OR NOTHING

PEOPLE & POLICY IS COMPLICATED AND HAS MANY FACTORS. THE TERMS LEFT & RIGHT SIMPLY HELP TO REFERENCE IDEAS

AND HISTORY

h e a r t

economicincentives

THEY BELIEVE

THAT THE

SAFETY NET CAN

TRAP PEOPLE IN

DEPENDENCY

EQUALITY

Levelling the

playing field

FREEDOMFreedom from interference& control

EQUALITY

Everyone can achieve

same outcome

FREEDOMFreedom to fail or succeed

THE RIGHT THINKS THAT FREEDOM MEANS

ALLOWING EVERYONE TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY CAN WITH THEIR PARTICULAR

SKILLS AND TALENTS. SOME WILL ALWAYS DO BETTER THAN OTHERS.

E V E R Y O N E G E T S

T H E Y D E S E R V EW H A T