Jonathan Rutherford
Appearance
Jonathan Rutherford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan Andrew Rutherford 13 July 1956 |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Movement | Blue Labour |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Cultural studies |
| Institutions | Middlesex University |
Jonathan Andrew Rutherford (born 13 July 1956)[1] is an academic who was formerly a Professor of Cultural Studies at Middlesex University.[2] Within English politics, Rutherford is associated with the Blue Labour school of thought within the Labour Party,[3] and has been described as one of its "leading thinkers".[4] He was the editor of Soundings from 2004 to 2012.
Between 2017 and 2020, Rutherford was a member of Labour Together, an organisation which sought to promote unity within the Labour Party and reconnect it with its working-class base.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rutherford, Jonathan". Library of Congress. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
data sheet (Jonathan Andrew Rutherford; b. 13.07.1956)
- ^ "Profile: Jonathan Rutherford". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Katwala, Sunder (2 July 2011). "So, what is blue Labour?". Next Left. Fabian Society. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Rutherford, Jonathan; Finlayson, Alan (18 July 2011). "What is Blue Labour? An interview with Jonathan Rutherford". openDemocracy (Our Kingdom). Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Holden, Paul (2025), The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy, OR Books, London, p. 5, ISBN 9781682195987