Cool millennium projects in Old Britannia‪?‬

The turning of the millennium was not only nervously expected by computer
experts because of the millennium bug, but it also left its imprint on British political
and cultural history. This date in the calendar, 2000 years after the birth of Christ,
has offered a unique opportunity to celebrate human achievements and was a good
reason to speculate about the future.
This paper wants to discuss the reasons and the role of the millennium
projects realised by the Labour government towards the end of the 20th century.