My crack at the spy game

It's better that I don't tell you," came the enigmatic reply. In an account of his own encounter with MI6, the historian Andrew Roberts gave a hilarious insight into the tests he was asked to sit: "Some were straightforward: my spirits rose when I was asked to place, in order of...

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Published in:New statesman (1996) 2003-06, Vol.16 (760), p.34
Main Author: Greenslade, Nicholas
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Espionage
Government agencies
Preemployment screening
Recruitment
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Summary:It's better that I don't tell you," came the enigmatic reply. In an account of his own encounter with MI6, the historian Andrew Roberts gave a hilarious insight into the tests he was asked to sit: "Some were straightforward: my spirits rose when I was asked to place, in order of precedence, viscount, duke, marquess, earl and baron." Alas, all that mugging up on Debrett's was to prove unnecessary in my case.
ISSN:1364-7431
1758-924X