macdonaldism

The centrist political policies of Ramsay MacDonald, especially after his split with the Labour Party in 1931.

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.

The policies recommended by the Macdonald Commission, especially the neoliberal economic policies and emphasis on free trade.

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.