Brownism
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Ideology
Brownism is understood by
Brownism retains much of the economic pragmatism of
On foreign policy, Brownism is characterised by "complexity, inter-connectedness, and cooperation", with focuses on improving globally under-developed regions, improving human rights, and global
Brownism has been described as lacking an "ideological narrative", something that has been said to have damaged
Relationship to prior administrations
Gordon Brown succeeded Blair as Prime Minister after Brown's long tenure as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Although viewed in the media as somewhat personally close, Blair later wrote in his autobiography A Journey that a "maddening" Brown effectively blackmailed him while he was in 10 Downing Street. Blair accused Brown of orchestrating the investigation into the Cash-for-Honours scandal and stated that the personal animosity was so strong that it led him to frequent drinking, a big change for Blair. Blair also has told journalist Andrew Marr that as their years working together went on, co-operation became "hard going on impossible".[9]
Tony Blair criticised the departure from much of
Why did Labour lose the 2010 election? The answer to that, I’m afraid is obvious. Labour won when it was New Labour. It lost because it stopped being New Labour...Had he [Brown] pursued New Labour policy, the personal issue would still have made victory tough, but it wouldn’t have been impossible. Departing from New Labour made it so. Just as the 2005 election was one we were never going to lose, 2010 was one we were never going to win – once the fatal strategic decision was taken to abandon the New Labour position.[3]
Brownites
Other than Brown himself, the following prominent Labour politicians are often considered Brownites, but may not identify themselves as such:
- Shadow Foreign Secretary[10]
- Ian Austin – former Minister for the West Midlands[11]
- Ed Balls – former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families[12]
- Nick Brown – former Opposition Chief Whip and Minister for the North East[13]
- Tom Clarke – former Minister of State for Film and Tourism[14]
- Yvette Cooper - Shadow Home Secretary and former Work and Pensions Secretary[15]
- Alistair Darling – former Chancellor of the Exchequer[16]
- Donald Dewar – former First Minister of Scotland and former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party[13]
- Michael Dugher – former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport[17]
- Nigel Griffiths – former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons[13]
- Kevan Jones – former Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces[14]
- Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform and Minister for the South West
- Member of the House of Lords
- Tony Lloyd – former Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland[18]
- Damian McBride – former Downing Street Press Secretary
- Kerry McCarthy – former Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and former Leader of the Labour Party[12]
- Member of the House of Lords
- Rachel Reeves – Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Anas Sarwar – Leader of the Scottish Labour Party[19]
- Birmingham Erdington
- Andrew Smith – former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Shriti Vadera – former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills[20]
- Shadow Foreign Secretary[21]
- Charlie Whelan – former political director of the British trade union, Unite the Union[22]
- Tom Watson – former Chair and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party[23]
- Stewart Wood, Labour peer and former member of the Council of Economic Advisers to HM Treasury[24]
See also
References
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- ^ "Gordon Brown: Economy can emerge stronger". The Telegraph. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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- ^ "Tony Blair: Gordon Brown tried to blackmail me". The Daily Telegraph. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Profile: Douglas Alexander". The Guardian. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Brownites ready to back leader from safe seats". The Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b Millie, Andrew, Moral politics, moral decline and anti-social behaviour, People, Place & Policy Online (2010): 4/1, p 7.
- ^ a b c : Life at the Heart of New Labour – Peter Mandelson
- ^ a b news.yahoo.com/14/20100825 – cruddas-backs-david-miliband
- ^ "Labour Insiders Say Prioritising Talent Over Loyalty On His Front Bench Could Be Keir Starmer's Undoing". Politics Home. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Business View: Blair necessities put Brownite in the limelight". The Independent. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Labour leader calls on Brown's bruisers". The Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ White, Michael (6 January 2010). "Ballot call over Gordon Brown's leadership – what next?". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Mark Oliver and agencies (11 May 2007). "Who are the Brownites? | Politics". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ "Amid the expenses fury, Aida Edemariam shadows her MP, Emily Thornberry". The Guardian. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Is Charlie Whelan to leave Unite the Union?". Financial Times.
- ^ "Series of political knocks took toll on loyal Brownite, Tom Watson". The Guardian. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/24/stewart-wood_n_3490390.html