MI5 must stop Russia

The semi-regular speeches given by the heads of Britain’s intelligence services are always described as a ‘rare intervention’, and yesterday it was the turn of Ken McCallum, the head of MI5, to issue one of these periodic warnings about the safety of the nation.

McCallum noted that although his favourite subjects (terrorism, Russia, Iran and China) have featured in prior ‘rare interventions’, some things have changed. The ‘shifts underneath present the most complex and interconnected threat environment we’ve ever seen’, he said. We are living in a more dangerous world and our enemies are working together. They share the same goal: bringing more murder and mayhem to Britain.

Did you see a story like this recently? ‘Explosion at military weapons factory in…’ Unexplained explosions, fires and bombings are becoming a worrying phenomenon across Europe. There’s even been the recent attempted assassination, reportedly, of a CEO of a German arms manufacturer.

You may have guessed what I think links all of these things: Russia.