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Heritage is, by definition, a matter of looking backwards to history. With its incessant stress on modernisation, New Labour was widely perceived as favouring the contemporary at the expense of the historical. In this context, it is no surprise that the party was frequently accused of neglecting or showing hostility towards heritage (Aslet, 2008; Christiansen, 2007; Hewison, 2014; Hunt, 2007). This chapter considers New Labour’s record in this area and argues that the picture is rather more complex than such accusations and perceptions suggest.

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© 2015 David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee and Melissa Nisbett

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Hesmondhalgh, D., Oakley, K., Lee, D., Nisbett, M. (2015). Heritage. In: Culture, Economy and Politics. New Directions in Cultural Policy Research. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137426383_7

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