Spies like us
- 20 Dec 05, 12:00 AM
Yeah, we all know it's tough for disabled people to find employment. Well here's a new idea. Ever thought of becoming a spy?
The UK's impaired are getting like James Bond and Alex Rider. The ever-more-open MI5 have been given a Positive About Disability award for adjustments made to their business.
MI5 say that, as part of their recent recruitment drive, they have taken on 20 crippled spooks at their famous London office.
Headlined: An article in last Sunday's People newspaper, reports: "Many are developing high-tech weaponry like James Bond's Q while others are IT specialists, intelligence analysts and linguists.
Perfect! Disabled people are always said to be great problem solvers and can often cutesy their way round security guards or just plain go unnoticed really. Gadgets and covert operations have to be a classic disability profession now we come to think of it.
The Man With The Golden Mobility Aid, at a cinema near you from Friday.
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