Last week, one of the UK’s most senior spooks broke with convention to make a live public appearance. For many, the speech by head of MI6 Sir John Sawers seemed mostly in praise of the secret state. Its fortuitous timing, coming so close to the “interception” of explosive printer cartridges, has inevitably provoked a number of journos at the grubby end of the business to look a little deeper into matters.
The consequence is that Sawers now faces the awkward job of explaining why his daughter Corrine has a photo on her Facebook page holding a gold-plated Kalashnikov that was once part of Saddam Hussein’s personal collection. The gaffe follows a previous indiscretion by Mrs Sawers last year.
Sir John told his invited audience,“In today's open society, no government institution is given the benefit of the doubt all the time”. Too right.
You have to wonder how many agents out in the field consider one of the biggest active threats their operational well-being to be the Sawer family.
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