Blajorism

English

Etymology

Blend of Blair +‎ Major +‎ -ism.

Noun

Blajorism (uncountable)

1. (UK politics) The policies of Conservative Prime Minister John Major and his successor, the Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, seen as representing one indistinguishable social and economic outlook. [from 20th c.]
   • 1994 September 23, John Arlidge, The Independent:

     He added: ‘Commentators say that the Tories and Labour have merged in the middle into Blajorism but that is far too kind to Labour. Blair is adrift in a sea of fudge.’

   • 2002, Peter Lynch, SNP: The History of the Scottish National Party, page 216:

     New Labour leader Tony Blair was described as an advocate of ‘Blajorism’ in recognition of Labour's policy similarities with Major's Conservatives.

   • 2013, Alwyn W. Turner, A Classless Society, Aurum Press, published 2014, page 449:

     In short, the characters played by Robert Carlyle had been disenfranchised by the political rush for the centre ground of Blajorism.