atproto is blairite, activitypub is syndicalist
January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
atproto is blairite, activitypub is syndicalist
Because he's a dyed in the wool Blairite and therefore any action Starmer doors or doesn't take must be the correct one.
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Because he's a dyed in the wool Blairite and therefore any action Starmer doors or doesn't take must be the correct one.
Unregenerate Blairite that I am, I am quite relaxed about the second part: sometimes you can't take the profession with you! But the former is a big part of the problem.
January 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Unregenerate Blairite that I am, I am quite relaxed about the second part: sometimes you can't take the profession with you! But the former is a big part of the problem.
"third way". OK, I'm not sufficiently familiar with the Blairite use of this term to know if it's entirely analogous but the notion that "we are different/don't fit within the left-right axis" makes sense for the party.
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed my diversion into a amateur political commentary.
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed my diversion into a amateur political commentary.
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
"third way". OK, I'm not sufficiently familiar with the Blairite use of this term to know if it's entirely analogous but the notion that "we are different/don't fit within the left-right axis" makes sense for the party.
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed my diversion into a amateur political commentary.
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed my diversion into a amateur political commentary.
”incentivise“ is one of those words that feels like it’s been around forever but was barely if ever used before it became a dreadful Thatcherite / Blairite neologism
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 AM
”incentivise“ is one of those words that feels like it’s been around forever but was barely if ever used before it became a dreadful Thatcherite / Blairite neologism
Translation: Make *me* leader! I may not be the right man to oversee the NHS, but if made PM I’ll drive through whatever evidence-lite bullshit is in fashion / popular with donors and Blairite hangovers, without U-turning.
WS: When the BMA raised concerns about online booking of GP appts, I didn't back down
Despite the criticism that league tables would undermine public confidence, I didn't back down
Despite the criticism that league tables would undermine public confidence, I didn't back down
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Translation: Make *me* leader! I may not be the right man to oversee the NHS, but if made PM I’ll drive through whatever evidence-lite bullshit is in fashion / popular with donors and Blairite hangovers, without U-turning.
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An amusing piece. More evidence, were it needed, of the almost universal opprobrium for Starmer in the UK. A clarion call for him to be replaced. A terrible labour leader in the Blairite tradition.
An amusing piece. More evidence, were it needed, of the almost universal opprobrium for Starmer in the UK. A clarion call for him to be replaced. A terrible labour leader in the Blairite tradition.
When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is | Jonathan Liew
The PM’s technocrat tendencies and lack of obvious backbone make him a target for amorphous rage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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January 13, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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An amusing piece. More evidence, were it needed, of the almost universal opprobrium for Starmer in the UK. A clarion call for him to be replaced. A terrible labour leader in the Blairite tradition.
An amusing piece. More evidence, were it needed, of the almost universal opprobrium for Starmer in the UK. A clarion call for him to be replaced. A terrible labour leader in the Blairite tradition.
Given that this government are to the right of Cameron's 2015 Tories, absolutely not. I'd expected a disappointingly Blairite government, who were frustrating but a significant improvement on their predecessors. Somehow these are worse than the tories.
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Given that this government are to the right of Cameron's 2015 Tories, absolutely not. I'd expected a disappointingly Blairite government, who were frustrating but a significant improvement on their predecessors. Somehow these are worse than the tories.
This is my read: Rowling found an abstraction of her reality—her heavy-handed "allegory" of the universal perfection of British Blairite neoliberalism—that felt so *right* to her that she shut herself off from all other reference frames. She's witty, but the wit hides the shallowness of her mind
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This is my read: Rowling found an abstraction of her reality—her heavy-handed "allegory" of the universal perfection of British Blairite neoliberalism—that felt so *right* to her that she shut herself off from all other reference frames. She's witty, but the wit hides the shallowness of her mind
But that’s silly for historical reasons. This is silly for the exact opposite reason - Blairite modernisation.
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
But that’s silly for historical reasons. This is silly for the exact opposite reason - Blairite modernisation.
Plus, let's also be frank that Rowling is neolib centrist Blairite, she only like the aesthetic of a revolution. If it was happening in the UK or anywhere more white, she'd be the first to speak out against it.
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Plus, let's also be frank that Rowling is neolib centrist Blairite, she only like the aesthetic of a revolution. If it was happening in the UK or anywhere more white, she'd be the first to speak out against it.
Although policy wise I am mix of blairite and old labour outlooks I do find Blair, blairire politicians and journalists the most repulsive, hypocritical , racist, and irritating twats on the political scene . Far worst than most tories. Exceptions of course bsdenoch , truss and jenrick
January 11, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Although policy wise I am mix of blairite and old labour outlooks I do find Blair, blairire politicians and journalists the most repulsive, hypocritical , racist, and irritating twats on the political scene . Far worst than most tories. Exceptions of course bsdenoch , truss and jenrick
Social democratic parliamentarism gets to the the end of history before anyone else. In Australia, I think Albo is a closet Blairite. What sort of a role model is that?
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Social democratic parliamentarism gets to the the end of history before anyone else. In Australia, I think Albo is a closet Blairite. What sort of a role model is that?
A mop-topped mobster,
manic morgue muppet,
tossed-together toff,
false-flaggortrous fascist,
Lloyds-laundering wannabe-Lord,
lettuce-thwarted Queen-burier,
genocidal conscript-killer,
buffonish #Banderite,
KKKish #Kahanite,
Britain-breaking #Brexiteer,
no better than #Blairite
worst of all
Redditor
manic morgue muppet,
tossed-together toff,
false-flaggortrous fascist,
Lloyds-laundering wannabe-Lord,
lettuce-thwarted Queen-burier,
genocidal conscript-killer,
buffonish #Banderite,
KKKish #Kahanite,
Britain-breaking #Brexiteer,
no better than #Blairite
worst of all
Redditor
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A mop-topped mobster,
manic morgue muppet,
tossed-together toff,
false-flaggortrous fascist,
Lloyds-laundering wannabe-Lord,
lettuce-thwarted Queen-burier,
genocidal conscript-killer,
buffonish #Banderite,
KKKish #Kahanite,
Britain-breaking #Brexiteer,
no better than #Blairite
worst of all
Redditor
manic morgue muppet,
tossed-together toff,
false-flaggortrous fascist,
Lloyds-laundering wannabe-Lord,
lettuce-thwarted Queen-burier,
genocidal conscript-killer,
buffonish #Banderite,
KKKish #Kahanite,
Britain-breaking #Brexiteer,
no better than #Blairite
worst of all
Redditor
He's a fucking moron if he does. Another fucking Blairite who can't see what he accuses Momentum of is the exact same thing Starmer did to the Labour Party and Johnson did to the tories.
January 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
He's a fucking moron if he does. Another fucking Blairite who can't see what he accuses Momentum of is the exact same thing Starmer did to the Labour Party and Johnson did to the tories.
I would favour Andy #Burnham as next #Labour leader as he straddles most of Labour’s factions (blairite, Blue Labour etc.) He was also very smart to support Theresa May’s Brexit deal which is much better than any deals now he realised we would not cancel. He would join Custom Union now.
Blue Labour is splitting the party | Politics | The New Statesman
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January 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
By this he means ‘We’ve got to have a plan and we’ve got to have the people to implement it.’
They talk about ‘returning to parliamentary accountability, ministerial responsibility, cabinet government.’ and ‘undoing the Blairite inheritance’. They want to appoint outside experts as civil servants
They talk about ‘returning to parliamentary accountability, ministerial responsibility, cabinet government.’ and ‘undoing the Blairite inheritance’. They want to appoint outside experts as civil servants
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
By this he means ‘We’ve got to have a plan and we’ve got to have the people to implement it.’
They talk about ‘returning to parliamentary accountability, ministerial responsibility, cabinet government.’ and ‘undoing the Blairite inheritance’. They want to appoint outside experts as civil servants
They talk about ‘returning to parliamentary accountability, ministerial responsibility, cabinet government.’ and ‘undoing the Blairite inheritance’. They want to appoint outside experts as civil servants
Rentoul is just a rightwing Blairite fanatic. Probably closer to Reform politically than the heart of the Labour movement.
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Rentoul is just a rightwing Blairite fanatic. Probably closer to Reform politically than the heart of the Labour movement.
atproto is blairite, activitypub is antidisestablishmentarianist
January 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
atproto is blairite, activitypub is antidisestablishmentarianist
The thing Labours remaining cheerleaders don't want to understand is that if Starmer and Co. think they're going to lose, they'd rather lose to Reform than the Greens. Their Blairite BS is only sellable to the public if they can paint themselves as the only "electable" good guys".
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The thing Labours remaining cheerleaders don't want to understand is that if Starmer and Co. think they're going to lose, they'd rather lose to Reform than the Greens. Their Blairite BS is only sellable to the public if they can paint themselves as the only "electable" good guys".
This is downstream of the current porn ban and upstream of another porn ban that's actually enforceable, along with bans on everything else your average 60 year old blairite finds offensive
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This is downstream of the current porn ban and upstream of another porn ban that's actually enforceable, along with bans on everything else your average 60 year old blairite finds offensive
Feels cruel of the New Statesman to publish the thoughts of what is clearly an edgy 13 year old blairite who's overdosed on UK Politics Reddit. Going to be very embarrassing for the young lad when he grows up
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Feels cruel of the New Statesman to publish the thoughts of what is clearly an edgy 13 year old blairite who's overdosed on UK Politics Reddit. Going to be very embarrassing for the young lad when he grows up