Blue Labour (Pabst and Geary book)
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| Editors | Ian Geary and Adrian Pabst |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | UK politics |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-1-78453-202-4 |
Blue Labour: Forging a New Politics is a 2015 book edited by Ian Geary and Adrian Pabst.
Contents
[edit]The collection of chapters by different contributors attempts to further articulate the Blue Labour political tendency within the Labour Party and British politics more generally, building on previous books such as The Labour Tradition and the Politics of Paradox: The Oxford London Seminars, 2010–2011 and Tangled Up in Blue.
According to a 2025 article in Prospect, the book has "more than a hint of miserable declinism".[1] The book describes the leadership of the Labour Party at the time, as "Blairite".[2]
Reception
[edit]The book received positive reviews by critics.
The Times of Malta reviewed the book very favourably, describing its resonance with Maltese and global politics.[3] Phillip Blond reviewed the book very favourably, describing it as a "wonderful collection".[4]
Rafael Behr described it as "interesting" for the people who are interested in trends in Labour thought.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Collins, Philip (2025-02-24). "Maurice Glasman and the origins of Blue Labour". Prospect. Archived from the original on 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Mardell, Mark (2015-03-04). "Could Blue Labour capture party's soul?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Zahra, Joseph F X (2015-04-25). "Time for a new politics". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Blond, Phillip (2015-04-29). "How to win the future: why Blue Labour is the way forward". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Behr, Rafael (2015-01-28). "Blue Labour plots future somewhere between Third Way and the old way". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-13.