It`s not "one particular lesson that has never been intended", as Ian Jack says
in his review of Ian Cobain`s book about government secrets, more a
history examination syllabus (Review, Book of the week,08/10/16)!
With 1.2 million files secreted away from the prying eyes of historians at
Hanslope Park, the FO official`s comment that "we are willing to learn from our
history" becomes nothing less than a joke; in fact, as unfunny as the quote by
William Hague not mentioned by Jack, that it was his intention "to release every
part of every paper of interest, subject to legal exemptions"!
Such blatant manipulation of history
should not be tolerated in a modern democracy. Well done, Ian Cobain, for
exposing such hypocrisy, but where is the politician with sufficient bottle to
make a fuss about it in parliament?
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