Burnhamism

Noun

Burnhamism (uncountable)

1. (UK) The philosophy and politics espoused by the British politician Andy Burnham (born 1970).
   • Instinctive, energetic, genuinely populist, and with a natural understanding of the northern communities that Labour desperately needs to recapture en masse: what might be called “Burnhamism” should play a central role in the party’s campaign to reinvent and revive itself in the coming years.2020 October 30, Alex Niven, “Andy Burnham's impassioned style is a breath of fresh air. Labour should take note”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN...
   • The new Burnhamism, with all its frustration at fiscal rules and its earthy northern flavour, is an affront to what many of these MPs imagine election-winning Labour politics to be.2025 September 18, Patrick Maguire, “Andy Burnham personifies Labour’s new divide”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2025
2. (Guyana) The philosophy and politics espoused by the Guyanese politician Forbes Burnham (1923–1985).
   • Gora Singh and others wanted a recognition of the vitality of the uniquely Guyanised forms of music, dance, both North Indian and Tamil (Madrassi). Virtually all this disappeared from Guyana in the 1980s when huge numbers of Indo-Guyanese fled to North America to escape the ravages of Burnhamism.2001 November 5, Jeremy Poynting, “The term "Cooley"[sic]”, in rec.music.reggae (Usenet), archived from the original on 21 Jul 2026
   • “If anyone was in doubt about it before now, those doubts should now disappear: Burnhamism is back,” Nandlall declared in a missive to the media.2016 October 3, “‘Burnhamism is back’ – says former AG Nandlall”, in INews Guyana, Georgetown, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2016