Ideologies / Third-Way Labourite / Tony Blair
§ The minds · b. 1953 · United Kingdom · Prime Minister
Tony Blair
New Labour
The Third Way, defined.
Economic+2
SocialistMarket
Governance+26
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+35
TraditionalProgressive
The architect of 'New Labour', who rebranded the centre-left around market acceptance, public-service reform and social investment — the defining Third Way project.
social
Socially progressive moderniser — devolution, equality reforms.
economic
Accepted the market settlement while raising social investment.
governance
Strong, centralising reform of public services; interventionist abroad.
Notable for
- Founded 'New Labour'
- Minimum wage and devolution
- Three election victories
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