It was a world where a hero could make his mark. Lee met with frequent racism in England, and became strongly anti-British, but he was also disgusted with the skullduggery and dictatorial ways of the Communist Party. He gravitated toward a moderate anti-colonialism and non-communist socialism.
由於生活中遭遇種種歧視的刺激，李光耀成為強烈的反英分子，但他對於共黨分子的霸道與擅於欺騙也同樣反感，他的政治選擇趨向於溫和的反殖民路線，一種非共的社會主義。