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'''Blue Labour''' is a political campaign group in the United Kingdom and a faction of the [[Labour Party]], established in 2009. The group aims to promote socially conservative values - particularly in relation to the [[family]] and the [[nation]]<ref>[https://www.bluelabour.org/about-us About Blue Labour]</ref> - while advocating [[left-wing]] economics. It was launched as a counter to [[Labour_Party#Tony_Blair_and_.22New_Labour.22|New Labour]], which reconciled left-right politics by advocating some of the [[capitalist]] elements of the Tory Party in synthesis with left-wing social policies. | '''Blue Labour''' is a political campaign group in the United Kingdom and a faction of the [[Labour Party]], established in 2009. The group aims to promote socially conservative values - particularly in relation to the [[family]] and the [[nation]]<ref>[https://www.bluelabour.org/about-us About Blue Labour]</ref> - while advocating [[left-wing]] economics. It was launched as a counter to [[Labour_Party#Tony_Blair_and_.22New_Labour.22|New Labour]], which reconciled left-right politics by advocating some of the [[capitalist]] elements of the Tory Party in synthesis with left-wing social policies. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | Blue Labour was established in April 2009, being launched by Maurice | + | Blue Labour was established in April 2009, being launched by Maurice Glasman at a meeting in Bloomsbury, [[Greater London]]. The group was launched in response to New Labour.<ref>[https://www.bluelabour.org/home/what-is-blue-labour-a-response-to-harry-pitts-and-matt-bolton-what-is-blue-labour-a-response-to-harry-pitts-and-matt-bolton What is Blue Labour?]</ref> |
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== Similar movements == | == Similar movements == | ||
=== In other countries === | === In other countries === | ||
Latest revision as of 08:57, June 9, 2026
Blue Labour is a political campaign group in the United Kingdom and a faction of the Labour Party, established in 2009. The group aims to promote socially conservative values - particularly in relation to the family and the nation[1] - while advocating left-wing economics. It was launched as a counter to New Labour, which reconciled left-right politics by advocating some of the capitalist elements of the Tory Party in synthesis with left-wing social policies.
History
Blue Labour was established in April 2009, being launched by Maurice Glasman at a meeting in Bloomsbury, Greater London. The group was launched in response to New Labour.[2]
Similar movements
In other countries
Reagan Democrats in the United States in the 1980s were Democratic Party voters, typically working-class, who supported Republican Ronald Reagan in the 1980 and 1984 elections.