IMO there is a fundamental misunderstanding not about what Real Left and Real Right is, but rather the fundamental orientation of the country. The UK and the US (the US more so now than when I left in the Bush Jnr years) are fundamentally conservative countries. I think it's the Left's delusion that we live in a liberal country run (or ran, whatever) by Conservatives. They are conservative countries run either by liberals or conservatives, depending on the era.
Just joshing (kinda)
IMO there is a fundamental misunderstanding not about what Real Left and Real Right is, but rather the fundamental orientation of the country. The UK and the US (the US more so now than when I left in the Bush Jnr years) are fundamentally conservative countries. I think it's the Left's delusion that we live in a liberal country run (or ran, whatever) by Conservatives. They are conservative countries run either by liberals or conservatives, depending on the era.