Blairism is the political ideology attributed to the governments of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
History
Throughout the 80s/Early 90s, the Conservative And Unionist Party of the United Kingdom dominated British politics, winning a consecutive 3 Landslides under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. In response to this, the Labour Party, a traditionally socialist party started moving to the Centre in order to appeal to the Thatcher/Moderate voter.
Labour Leadership Under Tony Blair
A new era for the Labour Party began in 1994 when a young Tony Blair was elected as their leader. Under his leadership, the Labour Party abandoned the party's socialist roots through a series of changes, one of these changes being the repeal of Clause 5 in the Labour Rulebook, which stated the party's commitment to socialism. In a pamphlet written for the Fabian Society, Blair criticized the wording of the clause for "not clearly stating the means and ends of the party".
As a result of these changes, the party adopted Gidden's vision on social democracy, a mix between Neoliberalism and Social Democracy. This new labour party was dubbed "New Labour" by Blair.
As a result of these new changes, Labour went on to beat the Conservative Party by a landslide in the 1997 General Election, winning a majority of 253 (419-188)
Fall of New Labour
After the resignations of Both Blair and Brown, The new Labour movement ended in 2010 but Third-way thought is still very influential in the Labour party even after Brown's resignation.
Relations
Friends
- Third Way - Literally me!
- Neoliberalism - Also me, but please get more regulated!
- Zionism - I am a longtime member of the pro-Israel lobby group Labour Friends of Israel!
- Social Democracy - My ideal society, but be more deregulated!
- Social Capitalism, Social Liberalism - You two know that we need to mix regulations and deregulations for the good!
- Neoconservatism - Interventionism? Sign me up!
- Ordo-Liberalism - My German counterpart!
- Democratism - My American counterpart!
What do you mean you don't like tea? It's delicious! - Federalism - It's time for THE DEVOLUTION!
Kleptocracy - I literally stole money from my own citizens so that I can spend it all on wars and on myself, own a lot of property, built a £35m property empire, and part took in many bribes.State Liberalism - Literal utopia!
Frenemies
- Brownism - I appointed you after my renounce, but stop sending that much money to the banks, it's too much!
- Thatcherism - You take the deregulation way too far!
- Blatcherism - My child who like his mother too much!
- Irish Republicanism - Peace? PLEASE?
Enemies
- Corbynism - C*rbyn 🤮
- Socialism - Eww..
- Marxism - I can't believe I used to like you!
- Trotskyism - Well, when I was younger, I used to like you and Marx, and though I was a huge supporter of yours when I entered politics, you're actually awful, and I hate you.
- Left-Wing Populism - If you like Corbyn so much, then why you don't go to the trash can already? Where losers go to cope.
- Ba'athism - Haha Iraq war go BRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
- Talibanism - Haha Afghanistan go BRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
- Saddamism - Your regime possessed weapons of mass destruction and developed close ties with al-Qaeda, cope.
- Jihadism - Haha I'm going to overthrow the Taliban, destroy al-Qaeda, and capture Osama bin Laden!
Further Information
Internet
Wikipedia
Notes
Reference
- ↑ "Tony Blair tells Keir Starmer to drop «woke politics» and focus on the economy. - Labour Party", TheGuardian. 13 May 2022.
Cultural Left - Civil Rights | |
Center-Left | New Deal Liberalism |
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Main | Progressivism • Ultraprogressivism |
Far-Left | Jacobinism • FreePCB Server Discord Thought • Ultimate Ideal • State Liberalism |
Self-Insert | Baxism • Schumacherianism • Rocksism |
Liberals - Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité | |
Main | Classical Liberalism • Social Liberalism • Big Tent Liberalism • Third Way • Liberalism • Liberal Conservatism • Ordo-Liberalism • Radical Liberalism |
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Regional | Cardosoism • Bidenism • Sarneyism • Obamaism • Clintonism ( Hillaryism) |
Self-Inserts | FreePCB Reformism • Brazilian Liberalism • DECBism |
Feminists - Fighting sexism | |
Main | Liberal Feminism • Conservative Feminism • Feminism • Marxist Feminism • Anarcha-Feminism • Ecofeminism • Libertarian Feminism • Pacifist Feminism |
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Related / Concepts | Radical Feminism • National Feminism • CyberFeminism • Religious Feminism • Maternalism |
Self-Inserts | Quarkism • Schumacherianism |