In 'Western' politics, we often talk about people and ideas as belongng to the radical left or to the conservative right. The terms left-wing and right-wing are also often used. The writer is trying to say that politically he falls between (ie in the middle of) these two groups.
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In 'Western' politics, we often talk about people and ideas as belongng to the radical left or to the conservative right. The terms left-wing and right-wing are also often used.
The writer is trying to say that politically he falls between (ie in the middle of) these two groups.
Supporters of both the left and the right sometimes seem to care more about ideologies than