Britain’s New Left

The British socialist and intellectual movement that emerged in the late 1950s, catalyzed by the 1956 Suez and Hungary crises, and distinguished from orthodox Marxist leftism by drawing its base from people moving between social classes.

Claims that use this term

• The 1956 Suez and Hungary crises catalyzed Britain’s New Left movement
• Britain’s New Left drew its base from people moving between classes