{"product_id":"blue-labour-the-politics-of-the-common-good-paperback-softback-9781509528875","title":"Blue Labour; The Politics of the Common Good (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509528875","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlue Labour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Politics of the Common Good\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaurice Glasman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509528875, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 18.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Maurice Glasman was prescient in warning of the rupture between the labour movement and its working-class base. Had the movement paid heed, it may have avoided the morass in which it now finds itself. It is vital that it listens to him now.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Embery\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eDespised\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Maurice Glasman is both one of the finest thinkers in Labour and one of the outstanding conservative thinkers of our time. His vision has much to tell us about what is broken in our politics and his prescriptions can help us heal those fractures. I unhesitatingly recommend his book to anyone interested in how we can build a better Britain.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Gove\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“well worth reading […] a book that ranges restlessly and often enlighteningly across politics ancient and modern, economics right and left, and philosophy” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lloyd, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An imaginative attempt at transcending binary politics, Lord Glasman’s book will make for an unsettling read for many Labour supporters […] Given where the country is, and where we are heading, nothing this important is going to be easy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Cruddas, \u003ci\u003epoliticshome.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Maurice Glasman’s book is an urgent reminder that statecraft is not about immediate victories but securing well-being for all […] clear, impassioned, grounded in specificities – something of a mouthwash after the sour taste of our regular current diet. For anyone who still believes we haven’t missed the tide, it is a very necessary resource.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRowan Williams, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"powerfully argues for the restoration of the bonds offered by faith, patriotism, community and family aided by a guaranteed basic standard of living, and the elevation of workers’ dignity above the pursuit of profit.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A slender and elegant analysis … Here’s hoping the publisher sends a copy to each and every Labour MP for Christmas.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNina Power\u003ci\u003e, Compact\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabour has been on a wild ride over the past thirty years. New Labour argued that we had no choice but to accept a globalized free market economy in which the race was to the swift, the open and the flexible. Corbynism reacted against this with a jumble of old school statism and identity politics. Both ultimately failed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Maurice Glasman takes the axe to the soulless utilitarianism and ‘progressive’ intolerance of both Blair and Corbyn. Human beings, he contends, are not calculating machines, but faithful, relational beings who yearn for meaning and belonging. Rooted in their homes, families and traditions, they seek to resist the revolutionary upheaval of markets and states, which try to commodify and dominate their lives and homes, by the practice of democracy, mutuality and pluralism. This is the true Labour tradition, which is paradoxically both radical and conservative – and more relevant than ever in a post-COVID world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis crisp statement of the real politics of Blue Labour – rather than the absurd caricature of its detractors – is Glasman’s love letter to the left-conservatism that provides Labour’s best chance of moral – and indeed electoral – redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: What’s Going On?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The Meaning of Socialism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: From Contract to Covenant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Democratic Renewal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Internationalism versus Globalisation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449451606296,"sku":"9781509528875","price":10.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509528875.jpg?v=1785199875","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/blue-labour-the-politics-of-the-common-good-paperback-softback-9781509528875","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}