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‘I can’t stress more strongly the importance of understanding history’

‘I can’t stress more strongly the importance of understanding history.’ Sir Simon Mayall, former Deputy Chief of the Defence staff and Middle East expert, talks to Charlie Day about his life and career and what it takes to make a good leader. Charlie is an ESU member and founder of The New Forum, a platform dedicated to bridging the generational divide through interviews with high-profile people in the worlds of politics, business and current affairs.

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