''Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good'' is a 2022 book edited by
Maurice Glasman
Maurice Glasman, Baron Glasman (born 8 March 1961) is an English political theorist, academic, social commentator, and Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He is a senior lecturer in Political Theory at London Metropolitan University, Directo ...
.
Contents
Much of the book draws on Brexit and other topics relating to
conservative socialism.
Glasman was partially inspired by
Karl Polanyi
Karl Paul Polanyi (; ; 25 October 1886 – 23 April 1964)''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. 2003) vol 9. p. 554 was an Austro-Hungarian economic anthropologist, economic sociologist, and politician, best kno ...
and
social Catholic thought. Jon Cruddas described the book as "uncomfortable reading" for certain Labour supporters.
Reception
The book received mixed reviews by critics.
Rowan Williams
Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth (born 14 June 1950) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet, who served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. Previously the Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of W ...
reviewed the book very positively, describing it as a "significant contribution to the political debate". The book was reviewed negatively in the
Social Review.
The Telegraph listed the book in their "50 best books of 2022".
References
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Blue Labour
Books about politics of the United Kingdom
2022 non-fiction books