Tag: Michael portillo state secrets national security Records and researchSpies and scandals in MI5 filesFriday 24 October 2014Spies, scandal and Marxist historians. Not a combination that usually goes together, but today’s...Records and research‘Our Special Agent’: ‘Fifi’ and the Special Operations ExecutiveWednesday 17 September 2014It’s an age-old question: just what should you say to a beautiful woman? The...Records and researchWhen ‘Ivan the terrible’ visited BritainFriday 28 February 2014The search for a person within The National Archives can sometimes yield a line...Records and researchMI5 file opens new chapter in Chaplin mysteryFriday 17 February 2012Files released by the Security Service (better known to you and me as MI5)...