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Tony Blair Labour and Traditional Labour - Coggle Diagram
Tony Blair Labour and Traditional Labour
Tony Blair Labour
the 'Third Way'
Founded as New Labour's basis by Tony Blair in 1995
Rejects traditional ideologies
Positioning itself distinct from both free-market liberal capitalism and top-down democratic socialism
Balances economic growth and social justice
By favouring wealth creation and entrepreneurship while giving the state a major role in achieving fairness.
Value 1, Equality of opportunity
Refuses to accept deprivation as an excuse
for failure, aiming to actively break the cycle of poor schooling, bad housing, and rampant crime.
Uses positive discrimination
and the targeted transfer of funds to help those who are denied equal opportunities.
Differs from the traditional Right,
which only focused on a "level playing field" while accepting unequal outcomes in health and wealth.
Differs from the traditional Left
which viewed struggling communities as passive victims of exploitation or underfunding.
Value 2, Belief in community
Rejects Thatcherite individualism
by asserting that society exists beyond just the nuclear family and the nation-state.
Promotes political decentralisation/ devolution
through devolved powers to Scotland and Wales, for a Greater London Authority and for mayors who will personify communities of various shapes and sizes.
Drives social inclusion
through constructive partnerships and empowered local communities rather than market competition.
Value 3 Individual responsibility
Demands personal accountability
from citizens in exchange for state support and improved public services.
Enforces strict consequences
for individuals, meaning parents must ensure school attendance and disruptive neighbors will be evicted.
Empowers individual health choices
by providing smoking cessation help while maintaining that individuals are responsible for their own well-being.