In the UK, news has leaked that the likely successor to Sir Alex Younger as the Chief of SIS (MI6) is Tom Hurd, 55, currently director-general of the Office of Counter Terrorism. This is bad news in two ways. First, it is another man (so much for diversity). Second, he …
In a classic piece of knee jerk legislation, the UK government has announced that it will make a polygraph test part of the pre-release consideration process for terrorist prisoners. This website has repeatedly stressed what all spies know: polygraphs do not work. Their results are no better than chance. The …
In the UK, the BBC is carrying a report that eleven Chinese fishermen have received cash awards for capturing seven foreign underwater drones also known as Unmanned Underwater Vehicles or UUVs. In 2018, eighteen fishermen were awarded cash at a special ceremony for the capture of nine UUVs. The rewards …
The Director General of MI5, Andrew Parker, has said that he does not believe that it will affect the intelligence sharing alliance with the United States if the UK includes some elements of Huawei technology in British communications systems. A decision on the issue is expected later this month following …
In the UK there is still no sign of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report into Russian meddling in UK elections. The report was completed on 17 October 2019. It would normally be released within four weeks once UK intelligence services have given the report the all-clear. But with upcoming …