#mi5 — Public Fediverse posts
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He gave MI5 his career. Then he gave the world his story. My full review of Spy Catcher is live now.
#books #bookreview #ColdWar #MI5
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“CAN ANDY BURNHAM MAKE MI5 RESPECT THE HILLSBOROUGH LAW?”
by Richard Norton-Taylor in Declassified UK
@uk_politics
@Declassified_UK
@UKLabour“If the prime minister wants to ‘rewire’ Whitehall, then holding MI5 accountable could be his toughest test”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/can-andy-burnham-make-mi5-respect-the-hillsborough-law/
#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #UK #Britain #Burnham #MI5 #MI6 #Secrecy #HillsboroughLaw #Accountability #ISC #Scrutiny #Hillsborough #OfficialSecretsAct #Candour #SpecialForces #Tyrie
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She joined MI5 when women worked support roles. She retired as Director-General. No anger. Just quiet, steady truth.
#books #bookreview #MI5 #espionage
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Pincher already named Roger Hollis as a Soviet mole in 1981. Then he came back in 1984 with more evidence and hit even harder.
#books #bookreview #MI5 #ColdWar
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Chapman Pincher didn't just write about Cold War spies. He accused MI5's own Director-General of working for Moscow.
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Apple launches legal challenge to UK attempt to access encrypted user data
iPhone maker files complaint over latest government demand to allow access to encrypted user data#apple #access #backdoor #criminal #security #police #data #encrypted #infosec #iphone #ipt #legal #security
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Three stories. One uncomfortable pattern.
Reported MI5 emails. A national-security law passed in 29 days. Rising fuel costs, weaker growth and mounting economic pressure from the Iran war.
Read the evidence. Decide for yourself.
https://thomaster.substack.com/p/uk-three-stories-colliding-this-week
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RE: https://mementomori.social/@Auringon_sikio/116978849644048794
The #ITV-series Gone exposes overwhelming matters about the #IntelligenceServices, especially the Finnish #IntelligenceAgency Supo, #Suojelupoliisi.
Apparently the #police (at least) in #Bristol and #Bath (who knows if in the rest of #England, too, or even in the whole of #UK!) is lead by #Supo. The logo in the screenshot is the #CoatOfArms of #Finland.
So dear World, stop talking about #MI5 and #MI6. About #FBI and #CIA. About #FSB and #Mossad. And start talking about Supo, #JustSaying!
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Ever wondered what it’s like inside MI5? Open Secret by Stella Rimington takes you behind the scenes of Britain’s secret service.
#BookLovers #MI5 #Espionage #books #bookreview
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#MI5 to pay damages for #surveillance of journalist's phone
It is believed to be the first time that MI5 has been directed to pay compensation to a #journalist.
#privacyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jln54z58vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Ex-BBC journalist awarded £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed phone data
By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondentInvestigatory powers tribunal ruled surveillance aimed at identifying Vincent Kearney’s sources was disproportionate and unlawful
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/journalist-mi5-psni-unlawful-access-phone-data
#Police #NorthernIreland #MI5 #BBC #UKnews #TheGuardian #RoryCarrollIrelandcorrespondent
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #Mystery #2000s #MI5 7 Forgotten 2000s Mystery Shows That Have Aged Like Fine Wine http://dlvr.it/TTg7DM
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If you have even a passing interest in espionage, the Second World War, the Cold War, or Britain in the fifties, this book by the KGB controller of the Fenbog Five is a must read.
I was particularly struck by the high esteem in which the author holds Guy Burgess, in contrast to the regular portrayal of Burgess as nothing but a buffoonish, upper class, louche lefty.
Being reminded of the Soviet/Russian perspective on midcentury British and US foreign policy was also refreshing.
#MyFiveCambridgeFriends #YuriModin #History #CambridgeFive #CambridgeSpyRing #KimPhilby #GuyBurgess #AnthonyBlunt #DonaldMaclean #JohnCairncross #Espionage #CambridgeUniversity #MI5 #KGB #Communism #BritishSovietRelations
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Finished this last evening. There are parts I enjoyed, but not much, per se, as it’s more ‘informative’ than ‘fun.’
The #CIA assessed the content as mildly self-inflated, as well as some passages being wrong. Don’t read this for the final word on anything.
Mostly it’s a man obsessed with finding a mole in #MI5 who he cannot prove to be one particular person.
The good parts are near the front, with explanations of radio waves used for microphones.
★★★☆☆
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Before Rimington, Britain didn't even publicly name who ran MI5. She changed that — and then wrote about why it mattered.
#books #bookreview #MI5 #BritishIntelligence
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Ever wondered what it’s like inside MI5? Open Secret by Stella Rimington takes you behind the scenes of Britain’s secret service.
#BookLovers #MI5 #Espionage #books #bookreview
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MI5 advises MPs to build safe rooms at home with bulletproof walls
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mi5-advises-mps-build-safe-37449765
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His anger isn't wild. It's cold and specific. That's what makes this memoir so hard to put down.
#books #bookreview #MI5 #nonfiction
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"Today, Tez Burns appeared via video link before Judge Tomlinson at Southwark Crown Court to face a charge of criminal damage in the amount of £6,720. However the CPS offered no evidence to support their prosecution and the Judge declared a not guilty verdict. "
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Wow, Nazis are violent misogynists, who knew?
MI5 does, but does it care?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/16/mi5-lied-relations-neo-nazi-informant-watchdog-says
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MI5 lied about relations with neo-Nazi informant, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/16/mi5-lied-relations-neo-nazi-informant-watchdog-says #Mi5 #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Espionage #UkNews #FarRight #Crime
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MI5 lied about relations with neo-Nazi informant, watchdog says
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editorReview of case criticises handling of agent X, who exploited role with agency to violently threaten his girlfriend
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/16/mi5-lied-relations-neo-nazi-informant-watchdog-says
#MI5 #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Espionage #UKnews #Farright #Crime #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor
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He built the bugs. He cracked the codes. He ran the operations. Then MI5 ignored every warning he gave them.
#books #bookreview #MI5 #espionage
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She joined MI5 in the 1960s when women worked the edges. By 1992 she ran the whole agency. The first woman ever to do it.
#books #bookreview #StellaRimington #MI5
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Stella Rimington spent 30 years inside MI5. Then she became its first female Director-General. Then she wrote this book.
#books #bookreview #StellaRimington #MI5
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If you enjoy spy books, this one’s a must-read. Defend the Realm uncovers MI5’s hidden past.
#BookLovers #SpyReads #MI5 #books #bookreviews
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Wright wasn't a field spy. He was a scientist who built the bugs and ran the surveillance. And MI5 ignored everything he found.
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@Free_Press a new global super power emerges its EU + Ukraine. Only have to emergent far-right parties #MI5 #GCHQ CSIS we both know how to disnfo warfare are well as anybody - https://theconversation.com/the-far-right-is-surging-in-france-germany-and-parts-of-europe-what-will-this-mean-for-ukraine-282724
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Slow Horses (Slough House) "A team of disgraced MI5 agents seeks redemption in a high-stakes case involving a kidnapped man & a live Internet broadcast" Sale: $24.16 to $4.99 Mick Herron 4.4/5 (38,312 Reviews) #spies #politics #espionage #thriller #suspense #mystery #mi5 #london #books #booksky
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What if the head of MI5 was working for the Soviets? Peter Wright believed it. And he wrote it all down.
#books #bookreview #MI5 #espionage
https://grandpasbookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/05/spycatcher-peter-wright.html