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Blue Labour
Forging a New Politics
Blue Labour
Forging a New Politics
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Following Labour's defeat at the polls in 2015, and at time when the Party is attempting to redefine its meaning, values and even identity, there is an urgent need for fresh thinking. Most people agree that a new start is needed. But in which direction should Labour turn? A crucial conversation is beginning, and it is in this fluid and volatile context that Blue Labour ideas could make a crucial difference. Seeking to move beyond the centrist pragmatism of both Blair and Cameron, and attempting to inject into politics a newfound passion and significance with which people can truly engage, this essential work speaks to the needs of diverse people and communities across the country. Critiquing the dominance in Britain of a social-cultural liberalism linked to the left and a free-market liberalism associated with the right, Blue Labour blends a 'progressive' commitment to greater economic equality with a more 'conservative' disposition emphasising personal loyalty, family, community and locality. It is the manifesto of a vital new force in politics: one that could define the thinking of the next generation and beyond.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Introduction: Blue Labour and the Politics of the Common Good
Part One : Narrative and Programme
Part Two: Labour- Party and Politics
Part Three: Political Economy
Part Four: Alternative Modernity- on Nature, Progress and Work
Part Five: Labour's radical Conservatism
Part Six: Faith and Family
Conclusion: Blue Labour- Principes, Policy Ideas and Prospects
Index of Key Names
Index of Key Subjects
Product details
| Published | 23 Sep 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9780857737816 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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