Sunakism
/ˈsuːnækɪzəm/
Sunakism noun: the political philosophy associated with Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024.
Noun
Sunakism (uncountable)
- The political philosophy associated with Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024.
- This is Sunakism: a belief that it’s suicidal for any government to depend on high borrowing and low interest rates, because those rates could surge at any time.2020 December 19, Katy Balls, Fraser Nelson, “‘It’s not morally right to keep borrowing at these levels’: Rishi Sunak’s plan to fix the UK economy”, in The Spectator
- But for the time being, it feels as though Johnsonism – with its infrastructure spending and red wall handouts – is winning out over whatever Sunakism might turn out to be.2021 October 27, Heather Stewart, “Johnsonism wins budget battle but will Sunakism win the war?”, in The Guardian
Origin of Sunakism
From Sunak + -ism.
Questions about Sunakism
- What does Sunakism mean?
- Sunakism means the political philosophy associated with Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024.
- What part of speech is Sunakism?
- Sunakism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Sunakism?
- Sunakism is pronounced /ˈsuːnækɪzəm/.
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