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William Morris: Labour's Lost Inspiration
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The status of the great craftsman and writer William Morris as a pivotal hero of the Labour movement was once taken for granted. Yet, today, the gallery dedicated to his life and work is under threat from Labour-led Waltham Forest Council, which plans to shorten the museum's opening hours. It even proposes that the former home of the author of News From Nowhere should be used as a wedding venue.
The news illustrates how far Labour has travelled from his ideals. Burdened by an obsession with the new, the party has little regard for a man who dedicated his life to the revival of traditional crafts. Morris's veneration of the past--of which he said, "it is living with us, and …
