Old Labour New Labour
Old Labour New Labour
Watch the video link Blair's Victory as New Labour 1997 He almost seems to be celebrating a victory over 'old Labour as much as the Conservatives.
Old Labour (social democracy)
key Old Labour principles: nationalisation, redistribution of wealth from rich to poor and the provision of continually improving welfare and state services — an approach which largely rejected the more free market
approach associated with Thatcherism or New Labour.
New Labour (Third Way) a revision of traditional 'Old Labour' values and ideas, involving a shift in emphasis from a heavy focus on the working class to a wider class base, and a less close relationship with the trade unions and more acceptance of market forces.