Well - what's wrong with that, he's still worshipped by the 'progressive left' as some sort of cuddly old progressive..I'd have been scared what have happened to this country - on several levels - if he'd ever got his hands on power. Idealism turns to dogma far too often, infact I spit on it - like your teacher who ruined the Romantic poets for you ;-). Incidentally, as mockney points out, it's all a bit arguing about semantics but in terms of governemnts, the 3 most Radical since the war Atlee's - nationalisation, the full welfare state, creation of NHS Wilson's - the great Social reforms of the 60s all progressive on abortion, death penalty, divorce and homosexuality Thatcher's - privatisation, freemarkets, reform of dinosaur Unions