Posted in News ANDREW NEIL: This breathtaking Afghan scandal risks ripping asunder the contract of trust between voters and leaders without which democracy cannot survive July 17, 2025 The British state put thousands of lives at risk. It covered up its blunder with an unprecedented legal gag and with threats of jail for anybody even thinking about breaking it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-14912349/ANDREW-NEIL-breathtaking-Afghan-scandal-risks-ripping-asunder-contract-trust-voters-leaders-without-democracy-survive.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490