Blairism is the political ideology of the British Politican (And former prime minister) Sir Tony Blair. It is an
economically Centre-Right and
culturally Centre-Left Ideology. This Ideology combines aspects of both
Neoliberalism and
Social Democracy. This Ideology is also very
Hawkish when it comes to foreign policy.
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 chosen as its leader. Under his leadership, the
Labour Party abandoned the party's
socialist roots and repealed Clause 5 in the Labour Rulebook. As a result of these actions, 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.
Personality
Blairism is very cold and calculated, he is less empathetic than his predecessors, but keeps much more to himself. he is often seen sitting in an armchair opposite
Relationships
Friends
Third Way - My father!
Neoliberalism - Friend of mine,But please get more regulated
Social Democracy - My ideal society,But God be more Deregulated!
Social Capitalism and
Social Liberalism - You two knows that we need to mix Regulationism and Deregulationism for the common good
Neoconservatism - Intervention? Sign me up!
Ordo-Liberalism - My German counterpart!
Democratism - My American counterpart!
Why did you don't like Tea it's delicious!Federalism - It's Devolution time!
Starmerism - You carry my legacy well,You will show Sunak who is the boss in 2024.
Kleptocracy - I literally stole money from my own citizens so that I can spend it all on wars and on myself, owned a lot of property, and partook in many bribes.
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 too far!
Blatcherism - My bastard child who like his Mother takes too far!
One Nation Labour - I glad you are going to stop the Tories,But Nationalism Seriously?.
Irish Republicanism - Peace?
Enemies
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