But its impact on Britain's national life is huge and enduring too. First, whenever we talk about the lack of trust in our politicians, Iraq looms large. Of course, cynicism did not begin in 2003. But the experience of listening to Blair insist that the intelligence proved “beyond doubt” that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction – only for the US and British invaders to find none – has left many unable to believe a single word any politician says about anything. This was the prime minister, speaking about the most serious subject possible: peace and war. And yet what he said was untrue.
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