In a society increasingly mawkish about marriage and the family, I am sure that some will censure me if I suggest that some professions are best suited to single people. I would include amongst such professions those of spy and purveyor of sado-masochistic services, and, perhaps particularly, where the two roles are combined. The case of "Witness E" in the deliberations of Court 13 regarding "Family Man Max Mosley vs Family Values News International" has of course focused my attention on this matter.
For it seems that Witness E - please correct me if I am wrong -, a married woman with 2 children (? and wife of a- now former - MI5 Director ), was the catalyst for this media furore, playing the role not only of dominatrix, but also, as it were, agent provocateur and "double agent" in accepting payment from both Mr Mosley, for a domination services, and The News of the World (for hosting a secret camera in her cleavage). Unfortunately, one serious consequence of all this was that her husband lost his job, unless this was some Spooks-style sting, of course.
Yesterday, Witness E expressed remorse for her actions. Well, she would, wouldn't she ! She had, apparently, discussed the matter - in what detail she did not confide - with her husband on the day previous to the event. One would have hoped that he had shown the good judgement we expect of spouses and members of the security services, but obviously this was not the case. Perhaps the prospect of £20k (? cash up front) from The News of the World had something to do with it. Maybe he felt he was standing up for family values in helping to expose Mr Mosley.
Witness E described her anticipated activities with Mr Mosley to her husband as in the nature of a "joke", leading me to suspect that her own marital relations, like those of her client, were rather odd. Therefore my message to all those - all be they non-uniformed - relationship and family fascists out there is this (please take note !) : marital/civil partnership and family status is no guarantee of probity etc in professional and public life; there are as many married perverts as unmarried ones, and probably more ; and some professions are better suited to single people.
Please see also my earlier blog : "Spooks" and The Real Power Inquiry
1 comment:
Who said her husband was a former Director of MI5. What's the source of that information? The best I can place him at is earning £23,500/year as a staffer on the middle-east desk working in Circulations. I'm pretty sure that a (former) Director of MI5 wouldn't be living in a two-bed Semi in Chavsville, so what is your source please?
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