| Labour's last hope? 09:35 - Feb 11 with 373 views | AnotherJohn |
Here is a very interesting article in the New Stateman for those interested in politics. The fate of "Blue Labour" is a sad story for many of us who moved away from the Party as the woke tendency came to the forefront. Now, with Reform on the rise, people are talking about the ideas again, but as Maurice Glasman (one of the Blue Labour originals) says in an interview in the article there is the likelihood that the label is used but the policies do not follow, as happened before.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2025/02/the-battle-for-labours-soul
(Have to register for free access) |  | | |  |
| Labour's last hope? on 12:05 - Feb 13 with 231 views | raynor94 |
Surely Rachel Reeves position is becoming untenable, after her cv was exaggerated, saying she was employed for 10 years when she only spent 5 at the Bank of England.
And her profile on linked in was changed this morning just before the BBC reported she left the Bank in 2006 |  |
| |
| Labour's last hope? on 12:54 - Feb 13 with 213 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
“Blue labour” my arse it’s just progress vs momentum repackaged. The only people Labour hate more than the Tories are each other. |  |
| |
| Labour's last hope? on 13:27 - Feb 13 with 191 views | AnotherJohn |
| Labour's last hope? on 12:54 - Feb 13 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
“Blue labour” my arse it’s just progress vs momentum repackaged. The only people Labour hate more than the Tories are each other. |
No, I am afraid you have this wrong. "Progress" was formed in 1996 to support policy development for Blair, and is basically a New Labour faction within the party, which as you suggest stands in opposition to the harder left Momentum group (Corbyn etc). New Labour has often been criticised as representing a takeover of traditional Labour (yet another faction) by middle class, and particularly public sector professional supporters. Blue Labour was created in the early 2000s by Glasman and others who opposed both these tendencies. It argued that Labour had moved away from its old working class base and was dismissive of that base's culture and patriotic values. Blue Labour is pro-Brexit, anti-mass immigration , tough on crime, and against government by woke lawyers such as Hermer. It looks towards Karl Polanyi (The Great Transformation) rather than Karl Marx for inspiration. Here is some blurb about he movement,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Labour
If you read what Glasman said in the OP link you'll see that he is probably as critical of present government policies as you are. Many years ago Ed Miliband was an early supporter, but is widely perceived to have offered false promises on which he failed to deliver.
I was once attracted to Blue Labour's analysis of where Labour had gone wrong, but am not so keen on the "faith" aspect of the movement. | | | |
| Labour's last hope? on 16:44 - Feb 13 with 135 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Labour's last hope? on 12:05 - Feb 13 by raynor94 |
Surely Rachel Reeves position is becoming untenable, after her cv was exaggerated, saying she was employed for 10 years when she only spent 5 at the Bank of England.
And her profile on linked in was changed this morning just before the BBC reported she left the Bank in 2006 |
Rachel from accounts has not lied to the Queen though.
And even that outrage was deemed ok for our PM at the time, so there is that …… |  |
| Beware of the Risen People
|
| |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
