Andrew lets me know about the triumph of New Labour [registration required, I think, but it was so long ago]. Every time I read or think about New Labour I get that feeling I had on the night of May 1st 1997 watching the General Election results come in. Just sheer excitement. The verge of something new. I never thought it would happen (no one did). I was watching the BBC and it was all very normal at the beginning, until the results started coming in - 12% and 14% swings to Labour. Within the first three results you could see a look in the presenters' eyes. They were excited. Filled with trepidation, but looking to the future. I think, for Britain (for me), that was when the millennium really happened.
Andrew lets me know about the triumph of New Labour [registration required, I think, but it was so long ago]. Every time I read or think about New Labour I get that feeling I had on the night of May 1st 1997 watching the General Election results come in. Just sheer excitement. The verge of something new. I never thought it would happen (no one did). I was watching the BBC and it was all very normal at the beginning, until the results started coming in - 12% and 14% swings to Labour. Within the first three results you could see a look in the presenters' eyes. They were excited. Filled with trepidation, but looking to the future. I think, for Britain (for me), that was when the millennium really happened.