What happens if an individual has interests above the state? Do you put them in prison or do you them shoot them? Stalin did both.The left has been infused with Liberalism, i am not a liberal, Starmer et al are Liberal left. The tories have banished their liberal right into obscurity. I am quite happy to state that i am on the authoritarian left, i believe in the state rather than liberal individualism. The new right like Reform etc are authoritarian as well, they are not statist though they are hyper individualists.
We are though as a nation a small "c" conservative electorate who believes in British values such as fairness, equality, family and community.
In my view rampant individualism "dog eats dog society" destroys the very fabric of our nation. That is what makes me a Socialist, I believe people are better when people work together, when communities stand together, when we have solidarity of class against the interests of those with wealth and as a nation we distribute the wealth of the nation in a more equitable manner.
Nobody should be homeless, no one should be hungry or afraid to put the heating on, everyone should have the very best education available and everyone should have cradle to grave healthcare for free at the point of use.
We need to find ourselves again, a country that does not look down on those less fortunate, but applauds those who have done well, the divisive rhetoric of the idiotic "culture" wars has to subside. We Brits are good people, I love my country, OK i might not have a bulldog avatar or call myself a patriot but I want the very best for every person in this country and only then can we be a better country.
Socialists often paint this rosy picture of resolution of social issues etc but it's a complete fantasy to sell you their true goal.
In reality it is about totalitarianism, removal of individual rights and democracy in the name of forceful nation state ideological dominance over the population.