Butskellism

English Etymology en Butler Gaitskell en ism, after Rab Butler, the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer 1951–55, and his Labour predecessor Hugh Gaitskell 1950–51. Noun - en UK politics now historical A centrist economic policy obtaining in post-war Britain, upheld by both Conservative and Labour Chancellors. en 13 February 1954 The Economist 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. en 1994 w:Christopher Hitchens; ‘On Spanking’ London Review of Books 16 20 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. en 20 October 2005 w:Timothy Garton Ash The Guardian Camerairism reflects a structural change more profound than Butskellism ever did. en eponyms