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Labour’s arts and culture promises are a reminder of the 1997 election – but that’s not a good thing
I arrived in the UK at the beginning of 1997, so I experienced the rush of hope and giddiness that caught the country as Labour swept into power after a decade of austerity. There was an appreciation of British creative output at its core. These were the …