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Jonathan Rutherford

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Jonathan Rutherford
Born
Jonathan Andrew Rutherford

(1956-07-13) 13 July 1956 (age 69)
Political partyLabour Party
MovementBlue Labour
Academic work
DisciplineCultural studies
InstitutionsMiddlesex 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

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  1. ^ "Rutherford, Jonathan". Library of Congress. Retrieved 3 March 2015. data sheet (Jonathan Andrew Rutherford; b. 13.07.1956)
  2. ^ "Profile: Jonathan Rutherford". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Rutherford, Jonathan; Finlayson, Alan (18 July 2011). "What is Blue Labour? An interview with Jonathan Rutherford". openDemocracy (Our Kingdom). Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ^ Holden, Paul (2025), The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy, OR Books, London, p. 5, ISBN 9781682195987