Meaning of Butskellism | Babel Free

Definitions

A centrist economic policy obtaining in post-war Britain, upheld by both Conservative and Labour Chancellors.

UK, historical, uncountable

Examples

“The next few weeks will show whether the Opposition will seize this chance of golden silence; or whether, in a Brown fury, it is going to throw the opportunity for constructive Butskellism away.”

“And then there was a sort of sensation at the door and in came Margaret Thatcher. Rab’s shell crackled and contracted a little, as he tried to look flattered by the attention of his new leader: she whose whole purpose it was to cram Butskellism as harshly as possible into the WPB of history.”

“Camerairism reflects a structural change more profound than Butskellism ever did.”

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