MacDonaldism
(chiefly, UK) The centrist political policies of Ramsay MacDonald, especially after his split with the Labour Party in 1931.
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(chiefly, UK) 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.
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