Secret sandwiches

In the UK, tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror ran an article (from Manchester Evening News) about GCHQ’s outstation at Manchester which is based at Heron House on Albert Square (where it moved in 2019). The author seemed fascinated with the fact that the office is situated above Gregg’s, a well-known …

New Chief at SIS

29 July: SIS, the UK’s foreign intelligence service, has a new Chief. He is Richard Moore, a senior Foreign Office official and former British ambassador to Turkey. He will take up his post in October. Moore beat Tom Hurd, the other front runner, in the final round of selection. Moore’s …

New Brexit Spies

The appointment of David Frost as the UK’s new National Security Adviser (NSA) is ruffling quite a few feathers in the UK’s intelligence community. Frost has no experience in the world of intelligence and alongside his work as NSA, he will continue his work as the head of the team …