Meaning of MacDonaldism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The centrist political policies of Ramsay MacDonald, especially after his split with the Labour Party in 1931.
   UK, uncountable
2. The policies recommended by the Macdonald Commission, especially the neoliberal economic policies and emphasis on free trade.
   Canada, uncountable

Examples

“Initially substance was limited but, eventually, moves to resolve⟳ this issue⟳ came with the publication of For Socialism and Peace which proposed a move⟳ away from MacDonaldism towards a highly planned economy and large state.”

“The allegation of 'MacDonaldism' would still be spat at Jenkins himself as late as the 1980s.”

“In a sense⟳ this pretence is a form⟳ of 'intellectual MacDonaldism'. Where 'MacDonaldism' consists in the betrayal of the needs of the movement for personal position, the 'doctrine' commentators betray the party in a more subtle and more fundamental way.”

“The second development revolved around the growth of a radical alternative to Macdonaldism.”

“And over and above this blatant injustice, through an ever-expanding global network the dehumanizing consequences of a certain uniform model⟳ of culture (call⟳ it cultural Macdonaldism) are spreading to the whole of the planet and eroding away the original local cultures.”

“And since 1993, the Liberals have⟳ practiced “Macdonaldism” with a vengeance.”

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