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There are certainly some voters who share the PiS combo of economic left ideology and authoritarian nationalism. But Poland and UK v different contexts in crucial respects:
UK more ethnically diverse
UK much larger imm origin population
UK didn't have 40 yrs of Communism
Differences like this matter *a lot*. The constituency for what PiS offer in UK is *MUCH* smaller than in Poland, and in Poland PiS can move left on economics without difficulty because Polish left is *much* weaker (practically defunct) due to association with Communism
In addition, the constituency which is *actively hostile* to the PiS approach to social issues (anti-gay, anti-foreigner, anti-Muslim, anti-EU...etc) is much, much larger in UK than in Poland.
I would guesstimate that a PiS style party might have a 20-25% constituency in UK, maximum. And a 40% plus (and growing) constituency that would be intensely hostile to them. Given our electoral system PiS politics wld not be a "sweet spot" for left, but a gift to their opponents
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