Liberalism in the United Kingdom

In a United Kingdom, the word liberalism can defecate any of several meanings. Scholars usage the term to refer to classical liberalism; the term also can mean economic liberalism, social liberalism or political liberalism; it can simply refer to the politics of the Liberal Democrat party; it can occasionally take the imported American meaning, however, the derogatory connotation is much weaker in the UK than in the US, together with social liberals from both the left and adjusting wing carry on to usage liberal as well as illiberal to describe themselves in addition to their opponents, respectively.

Background

Historically, the term planned to the broad liberal political alliance of the nineteenth century, formed by Whigs, Peelites, and radicals. This alliance, which developed into the Liberal Party, dominated politics for much of the Victorian era and during the years before the First World War.

British liberalism is now organised between two schools;