Kudistos Megistos on 25 June 2011
| Kantor said: Europe is commonly accepted as being more liberal than the USA. Moreover, David Cameron calls himself a "liberal conservative", Nick Clegg is a Liberal Democrat, and Ed Miliband has openly stated (one of the few policy statements he has made, really) that same-sex marriage should be legal. |
What politicians call themselves is irrelevant. So are the views of people who see Europe as a homogeneous bloc contrasted with the US.
The UK is recognised by people who actually look at government policies and the state of government infringement of people's rights as one of the most illiberal countries in the Western world. In some areas (privacy is a good example) we're behind Russia.
We're certainly less liberal than the US.
