Sunakonomics

But this latest Sunakonomics rescue is a sticking-plaster on a bullethole.

2020 September 25, “The Sun says: A new lifeline”, in The Sun, London, archived from the original on 2020-09-25, page 10:

Advanced students can take classes in Sunakonomics, which supersedes traditional economics in favour of a novel theory allowing Professor Rishi to buy the premiership with voters’ money.

2020 October 14, Paul Routledge, “Keep calm… We can beat this: Crash course in art of emulating PM’s grade-A twerps”, in Daily Mirror, London, page 15:

2021 March 11, David Runciman, “Sunakonomics”, in Catherine Carr, director, Talking Politics, episode 310, archived from the original on 2022-10-25

In the era of Sunakonomics, our hedge fund veteran-turned chancellor owes a lot to the work of John Maynard Keynes, but then again we all do.

2021 November 26, Ollie Smith, “Keynes Goes Shopping: 10 Things We Learned This Week”, in Morningstar, archived from the original on 2021-11-27:

One of the more interesting aspects of the battle between Trussonomics and Sunakonomics has been the debate over the Monetary Policy Committee’s efforts to control inflation.

2022 July 26, William Atkinson, “Is it time to look again at the Bank of England’s independence?”, in CapX, archived from the original on 2022-07-26:

Next door in Number 11, though, there was a degree of ideology at the heart of Sunakonomics.

2022 August 18, “Standing up for the city: Desperate need for growth writ large in UK’s interest payments”, in City A.M., London, archived from the original on 2022-08-18, page 2:

Sunakonomics / Sunak's time as chancellor was marred by the pandemic.

2022 October 30, Ryan Hogg, Beatrice Nolan, “Rishi Sunak is worth almost $850 million, making him Britain's richest prime minister. Here's why that could be a big problem.”, in Business Insider, New York, N.Y., archived from the original on 2022-10-30:

The multiple tailwinds of a successful Refinitiv acquisition, rising high margin services, and economic outlook under Sunakonomics all allow LSEG to have slight advantages over peers, especially European ones such as the Deutsche Borse (OTCPK:DBOEY).

2022 December 1, “London Stock Exchange Group: Positive Sentiment At Early Stages Of 'Sunakonomics'”, in Seeking Alpha, archived from the original on 2022-12-01:

2024 March 1, Roy C. Perez, Rishi Sunak: Sunakonomics: Decoding the Economic Philosophy of Rishi Sunak - A Comprehensive Analysis of the Chancellor's Fiscal Vision, →ISBN

(UK politics) The economic ideas and policies of Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 2022 to July 2024.


spare room subsidy

en-noun

spare room subsidy (plural spare room subsidies)

Great stuff from @harryph on why cutting the taxpayer-funded spare room subsidy is the right thing to do

2013 February 7, @alexwickham, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-18:


LRU

London Reform Union
w:London Reform Union

(UK politics, historical) Initialism of London Reform Union.


Small Party of Good Boys

the Small Party of Good Boys (canonical)

Has anything the Small Party of Good Boys said not been embarrassing?

2018 December 20, naijeieoas, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-02-11:

(UK politics, humorous, derogatory) The Socialist Party of Great Britain.


hostile environment

As Liberty (2018: 5) have argued: 'The hostile environment is a sprawling web of immigration controls embedded in the heart of our public services and communities.'

2020 July 8, Rees, James, Pomati, Marco, Social Policy Review 32: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2020, Policy Press, →ISBN, page 51:

Among the targets of the hostile environment policy (it was later used euphemised as the 'compliant environment' policy) were those who became, through no fault of their own, entangled in what became known as the Windrush scandal.

2024 January 18, Paul Warmington, Permanent Racism: Race, Class and the Myth of Postracial Britain, Policy Press, →ISBN, page 130:

(UK politics) An immigration policy in which service providers such as doctors, landlords and banks must perform ID checks to verify that potential clients have legal right to remain.


Starmerian

en-adj

Starmerian (comparative more Starmerian, superlative most Starmerian)

more Starmerian (comparative)
most Starmerian (superlative)

Mashed alongside these faux-mateyisms, were classically clumsy Starmerian metaphors. He spoke of “reservoirs of confidence”, “bonds of hope” between state and individual, “the well of disrespect”.

2023 July 6, Madeline Grant, “Keir Starmer’s speech is interrupted by protesters - hurrah for some excitement!”, in The Telegraph:

I’d be the first to admit that at least some elements of that agenda are self-contradictory, and the faint whiff of freshly baked cakeism is caught by one’s nostrils when surveying this Starmerian vision of Britain in the year 2034.

2024 January 4, Sean O’Grady, “Will 2024 be the year of ‘Starmer the radical’?”, in The Independent:

Labour’s retort was a very passive, Starmerian picture of their leader in neutral white T-shirt to watch the first England-Serbia fixture, lest he rock the incumbent Scottish vote.

2024 June 21, Paul Flynn, “Only Sadiq Khan would be truly welcome at Pride — other politicians have lost their right”, in Evening Standard:

(UK politics) Of or pertaining to Keir Starmer (born 1962), British Labour politician and Prime Minister since 2024.


Liebour

Liebour

2020 April 26, Friedmanite19, “Same old Liebour”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 2024-08-06:

Liebour

2022 July 10, WillSing4Scurvy, “Liebour”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 2024-08-06:

(UK politics, New Zealand politics, Internet slang, derogatory) The Labour Party (with an implication that its leadership are liars).


Starmergeddon

From Starmer + -geddon, after Keir Starmer (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024).

person

It would be a huge mistake. In the last debate Rishi [Sunak] showed what he can do, and on any fair reading he won. It is by no means too late to tilt the steering wheel in the direction of common sense, avert Starmergeddon, and prevent this country from going in completely the wrong direction.

2024 June 28, Boris Johnson, “The nation doesn't really want Sir Keir or his tax-hiking, EU-loving, soft-on-illegal-migration agenda. There's still time for us to swerve from the cliff edge of Starmergeddon”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-06-28:

Britain echoes this. In pounds, the FTSE All-Share rose in 15 of 17 US election year second-halves following first-half gains. We got your back, Union Jack. ¶ So, don't stress "Starmergeddon". Instead: think perverse, buy inverse. Buy now.

2024 July 7, Ken Fisher, “Don’t stress Starmergeddon – Labour will usher in a market rise”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-08-21:

Well, we're all still here. According to most of the rightwing press, we were in for "Starmergeddon". Plague, floods and earthquakes would only be the start. Famine would be along shortly thereafter.

2024 July 12, John Crace, “Relax, Starmergeddon hasn't happened. The grownups are in charge”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-07-15:

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#Proper noun

(UK politics, neologism) A supposed disaster predicted to take place after the 2024 election of Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.


Starmerite

“This new research finds the public prefers a more Starmerite approach to immigration – built on control, competence and compassion – to the storm and fury of (Reform UK leader Nigel) Farage.

2024 July 14, Sunder Katwala, quotee, “Public approves of ‘Starmerite’ approach to immigration, poll suggests”, in The Standard, London, archived from the original on 2024-07-15:

(UK politics) A supporter of Keir Starmer, British prime minister since 2024.


Labourish

en-adj

Labourish (comparative more Labourish, superlative most Labourish)

more Labourish (comparative)
most Labourish (superlative)

He has good cards to play on making Brussels better and slimming the continent's heavyweight welfare states. Both can, not implausibly, be given a New Labourish colouring, though Mr Blair's lectures can sound insufferably Pecksniffian.

2000 February 24, “Tony Blair takes his time”, in The Guardian:

(UK politics) Of or related to the Labour party.


Tory Democracy

one-nation conservatism
one-nation conservatism#English

(UK politics) Synonym of one-nation conservatism