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1997: A year that changed nothing
Labour came to power in 1997 promising radical change in Britain, but a new book shows how empty that pledge proved to be, says ANGEL DAHOUK
Bread and circuses: The Spice Girls perform in 1997
TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
New releases from Javon Jackson, IZE Trio, and Mal Waldron Trio
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
1997: The Future That Never Happened
by Richard Power Sayeed
(Zed Books, £10.99)
WITH a landslide Labour election victory on May 1, 1997 was the year that new Labour brought 18 years of Tory rule to an end, with Tony Blair and his inner circle promising a “new Britain,” characterised by tolerance, respect and social justice.
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