New Labour Hates Our History
New Labour’s favourite historian, and soon to be parliamentary candidate, Tristram Hunt, yesterday described Ken Baker’s proposal for a museum of British history as “deranged” in yesterday’s Guardian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2240967,00.html.
Tristram thinks Ken Baker cooked this up to keep himself busy in his retirement. In Fact the project was all ready to go in 1996. Major had promised £50 million and a site had been found. Then Blair, who hates history and culture, pulled the plug.
I can’t say I find anything offensive about a museum with a narrative history of Britain at its centre. We could have some fine exhibits in one central place, and the history need not all be one-sided and Whiggish. I like the idea as do many historians.
But perhaps I should take Tritram and new Labour’s views more seriously. After all , they gave us that superb snapshot of Britain at the dawn of a new Millennium - the Dome.
floating voter said on January 16th, 2008 at 12:30 pm:
The same Dome that was set up by Michael Heseltine? In fact didn’t you work for the Tories then too?
Sue said on January 16th, 2008 at 3:50 pm:
That’s okay, our history hates new Labour
Tizzy said on January 18th, 2008 at 6:08 am:
Um, why don’t you have anything ‘cultural’ listed in your interests in the puff about you on this site?