Third-Way Labour
Mixed-Economy Liberal Center

How Third-Way Labour actually answers

Most writing about Third-Way Labour describes what its thinkers argued. This page describes something different: what 103 people who landed on Third-Way Labour in our quiz said, question by question, compared with everyone else who took it.

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Reading these results

These are people the quiz placed in Third-Way Labour on the strength of these same answers, so the strongest agreements are partly built in.

The interesting figures are the ones further down: what this group is split on, and where it departs from the rest of the sample in ways the label alone would not predict. The comparison group is everyone who has taken the long quiz, which leans left of the general public.

Where they break from everyone else

The statements where this group is furthest from the rest of the sample.

Third-Way LabourEveryone who took the quiz
Fully disagreeNeutralFully agree
  • People should be free to change their legal gender and have it fully recognized in society.

    Trans Rights · Social axis · 101 answered

    This group sits 60 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Men and women naturally have different roles in society that should be respected.

    Gender Roles · Social axis · 100 answered

    This group sits 50 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Universal healthcare embodies fundamental human dignity principles.

    positive · Economic Rights axis · 99 answered

    This group sits 50 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • State neutrality respects pluralistic religious and cultural values.

    neutral · Cultural Policy axis · 96 answered

    This group sits 49 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Welfare programs create destructive cycles of dependency.

    negative · Economic Rights axis · 101 answered

    This group sits 49 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Immigration and cultural diversity strengthen society.

    Multiculturalism · Social axis · 101 answered

    This group sits 47 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • The economy would be fairer if more companies were owned by their workers instead of outside shareholders.

    Worker Ownership · Economic axis · 100 answered

    This group sits 46 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Redistributing wealth through taxes and public programs makes the economy stronger.

    Redistribution as Growth · Economic axis · 102 answered

    This group sits 44 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

What they nearly all agree on

The statements that divide this group least.

Third-Way LabourEveryone who took the quiz
Fully disagreeNeutralFully agree
  • Welfare programs create destructive cycles of dependency.

    negative · Economic Rights axis · 101 answered

    94% of them agreed.

  • Income verification prevents fraud and wasteful resource allocation.

    means · Welfare Model axis · 100 answered

    93% of them agreed.

  • Government benefits diminish motivation for productive labor.

    freedom · Economic Rights axis · 100 answered

    92% of them agreed.

  • Schools should teach children to be proud of their nation and its history.

    Patriotism · Social axis · 103 answered

    85% of them agreed.

  • It’s better for governments to balance budgets than to borrow heavily for new programs.

    Government Debt · Economic axis · 97 answered

    82% of them agreed.

  • Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.

    National Identity · Social axis · 101 answered

    80% of them agreed.

  • When credit is too easy or governments give subsidies, it leads to wasteful investments that collapse.

    Malinvestment · Economic axis · 97 answered

    79% of them agreed.

  • Jobs and education should be awarded strictly on merit, without regard to race, gender, or background.

    Race and Inequality · Social axis · 84 answered

    79% of them agreed.

What they argue about

Sharing a label does not mean sharing an answer. These are the statements that split Third-Way Labour closest to evenly.

Third-Way LabourEveryone who took the quiz
Fully disagreeNeutralFully agree
  • Same-sex couples should have the same legal rights and recognition as opposite-sex couples.

    LGBTQ+ Rights · Social axis · 102 answered

    49% agreed, 48% disagreed.

  • Major policies should be decided directly by citizens through referendums.

    Direct Democracy · Governance axis · 101 answered

    47% agreed, 45% disagreed.

  • Opening markets to global trade benefits society more than protecting local industries.

    Free Trade · Economic axis · 99 answered

    46% agreed, 44% disagreed.

  • Religious values should guide laws and public policy.

    Religion in Public Life · Social axis · 103 answered

    46% agreed, 49% disagreed.

  • The worth of a product comes only from what people are willing to pay, not from its labor or social benefit.

    Subjective Value · Economic axis · 101 answered

    49% agreed, 44% disagreed.

  • Public institutions must challenge traditional prejudices directly.

    reform · Cultural Policy axis · 102 answered

    50% agreed, 42% disagreed.

  • Safety nets enable entrepreneurs to take productive risks.

    entitlements · Economic Rights axis · 97 answered

    48% agreed, 39% disagreed.

  • Economic power always turns into political power, so inequality threatens democracy.

    Wealth & Power · Economic axis · 100 answered

    51% agreed, 41% disagreed.

Their average position

Economic
Right8.6%

Averaged across 103 responses.

Governance
Authoritarian0.6%

Averaged across 103 responses.

Social
Traditional26.2%

Averaged across 103 responses.

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