Turner Prize 2007: Other news at the time

Toby Blair stepped down and Gordon Brown became Prime Minister
The new Wembley Stadium was completed
Gerard Butler made it clear that “THIS IS SPARTA!” (300)
Radiohead let us pay whatever we wanted (In Rainbows)
The final Harry Potter book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows released
Indonesian passenger jet carrying 102 people crashed into the sea, killing all on board
Nicolas Sarkozy won the French presidency
Floods in South Asia - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and Bangladesh - killed over 2,000 people, with over 20 million displaced

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