On Afghanistan, you’ll recall, a massive data breach of vast dimensions and bitter consequences has already been revealed, after years of secrecy and lies. The state has forked out billions to transport tens of thousands of entirely unvetted people into Britain, where they and their descendants will reside at public expense. And, to top it off, there was an immense cover-up, the fabricating of official numbers and a super-injunction to muzzle the press.

The only part of the whole debacle that the regime executed with any ability was the deceit and the cover-up. It is better at hiding the truth from the public than it is at doing anything else.

You might have thought it could not get worse. But the British state — and our Ministry of Defence — will always sink to the occasion. There are always new and........

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