Agree re Labour in 2000s but It is quite remarkable how extreme the Conservative party had become over the last two elections, more extreme than any time in the last 50 years, as highlighted by many on here at the time.
But a huge number who voted for them didn't give the manifesto a glance...
I believe the political parties are based on their manifestos of the time (hence being primarily based on GEs time wise). And as pointed out above, I wouldn't read too much into the axis positioning, it's all relative.
It's all relative. 'The centre' is always relative to an individuals views, and parties moving left and right, up and down, are relative to where those parties were when the individual first started to take an interest in politics.
All the political compass does is allows an individual to...
It's quite interesting comparing your results against other well known people with well known political views, regardless of where you come on the compass. I suspect that a lot of people are surprised by who their results place them closer to :wink: