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'It's noticeable how little historical perspective and sweep many MPs have, particularly when discussing something big such as Iraq'

History may be fashionable on television and in the bookshops, but our politicians understand it less and less, and are making grave mistakes as a result. By GREG NEALE

Tony Blair is said to have admitted to Roy Jenkins that he wished he'd read history, and not law, during his student days at Oxford. "Amen to that," one of Britain's most respected political historians told a recent gathering of dons and fellow historical travellers. There was heartfelt applause.

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