James Bond would be neither shaken nor stirred by the news today that MI5 is to launch a recruitment drive for gays and lesbians to join the government's security service. The story was leaked to the Sun of all places (which we reckon isn't particularly well-targetted at gays and lesbians in particular). This is, however, a real turn-around. Until the early 1990s, a gay person couldn't join the London-based national security service as they......

Londonist sent in good friend and Flemingophile, Chris Roberts (he of the Londonist walks and One Eye Grey fame), to spy on the new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. As a kid I loved James Bond books, so much so that as an adult I tried to write one. This was before I discovered that Ian Fleming Estates come at you with a, well pick your favourite Bond villain weapon, if you so......