Portilloism
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Portilloism (uncountable)
- (UK politics) The political stance of Michael Portillo (born 1953), former Member of Parliament, Deputy Conservative Party leader and Cabinet Minister.
- 1993, New Statesman Society, page 25:
- Those few ministers with the good sense to doubt the certitudes of Portilloism, and still maintain some contact with reality, may even have been alarmed by its effectiveness.
- 2001, Richard G, “Smith promises early action to scrap Section 28”, in uk.gay-lesbian-bi (Usenet):
- I don't much care whether that creed is called socialism, bolshevism, Portilloism or Harvey's Law, I know what I stand for and am happy to defend it.