News Defense Lucrative, freewheeling — and largely unregulated — private intelligence and security firms are booming in the land of James Bond and John le Carré. Share options EMail Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Britain is an outlier when it comes to the freedoms afforded to retired intelligence officers, with most never disclosing their former employment when leaving agencies like MI5 and MI6. | Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA July 24, 2025 4:00 am CET LONDON — Nestled among the luxury properties of Londo...