Hard left is a political term often used
pejoratively particularly when discussing
political tendencies within the
UK Labour Party and is used to describe various sections of the
British Left, both inside and outside the Labour Party. The term is sometimes used in contrast to the
soft left. The term often has negative connotations and has been used by Labour's political opponents, notably during the
Conservative Party's election campaigns of the early 1990s, and in the conservative media; however,
left wing,
centre-left and non-
partisan publications occasionally use the term to describe elements to the left of the Labour movement.