BRITISH voters would rather live in a communist system than under a fascist regime, by an overwhelming majority.

An opinion poll conducted by YouGov found that, if made to choose between the two alternatives, 80 per cent would prefer communism, once those without an opinion are discounted.

Labour voters would back communism over fascism by a 93 to 7 per cent margin, although one may assume that the 7 per cent would be over-represented in the party’s leading circles.

A huge 96 per cent of Green voters chose communism, as did 90 per cent of Liberal Democrats.

Even among Tory voters, the split was 59 to 41 per cent in favour of communism. 

Only Reform UK voters plumped for fascism, by a 55 to 45 per cent margin.

The results show a modest swing in favour of communism since 1939, when the question was first asked of the British public by the British Institute of Public Opinion.

Then, communism was backed over fascism by a slightly narrower margin of 74 to 26 per cent.

Today, support for communism was strongest among young voters, and twice as strong among those who voted to remain in the European Union than those who voted to leave.

Of course, this was on the basis of obliging respondents to choose between those two alternatives. 

The number of voters who believe that communism would be a “good system” is more modest, amounting to 28 per cent of Green voters, 16 per cent of Labour — and even 5 per cent of Tories.