Calling Blue Labour a faction would be an insult to factions. Where some Labour tribes organize internally in their local parties, wield influence in the trade unions, prepare slates of fellow-travelers for internal elections and candidate selections, Blue Labour remains more of an idea, a vibe. There’s a parliamentary caucus but no formal organization or wider membership. There’s a website that links to a few esoteric pamphlets, with hints towards what can best be described as a political disposition. That disposition is centered around an incredulity towards both the top-down, bureaucratic, Fabian state built up by post-1945 governments, as well as the double liberalisms of economy and culture that have dominated British politics since the twilight years of the last century. “Blue”, we a