Along with a host of spies past and present, a carefully screened guest list includes, according to people familiar with the arrangements, the great and powerful of the U.K., from members of the royal family to leading politicians. The espionage ball, nonetheless, will almost by definition be one of the most remarkable and exclusive of 2009. But in the midst of a deep recession, when British bankers and members of Parliament are being publicly pilloried for extravagance, the spy agency’s chiefs have decided that British taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to pick up the tab. The true life version of MI6 has always been less opulent than its fictional counterpart. When his real-life counterparts don their tuxedos later this year for an elegant celebration of the MI6’s 100th anniversary, they are being told to pay their own way. LONDON - In the Hollywood version of the British foreign intelligence agency known as MI6, elegant black-tie affairs are all part of a night’s work for super spy James Bond. Guest List and Menu for Its Black-Tie Fete Are Hush-Hush, but Spooks Must Go Dutch
Here are some choice snippets: Britain’s Spies Plan to Party Like 007 When MI-6 Turns 1-0-0
Will sent me a funny article the other day that is somewhat literally related to SpyParty.
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