As per a tradition started by the first head of the Service, all correspondence is signed with a letter ‘C’, the single initial by which the official is known, in green ink. The nature of the job has evolved from operations in Germany throughout the World Wars, to countering the ‘Soviet threat’ to a more recent focus on terrorism.
Past heads of MI6 consist almost entirely of Oxbridge alumni, and have the responsibility of collecting intelligence to pass onto the government. The Secret Service Bureau, first created in 1909, later split into the Security Service (MI5), which deals with domestic issues, and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) which combats overseas threats – and was so secret that its existence was only officially acknowledged in 1994. But just what is the deal with Oxford and spying? I choose to interpret this as proof that Lincolnites are just particularly good spies – ones who don’t get found out. But, disappointingly, on the Wikipedia page for my college, Lincoln, it states: “There is little evidence to substantiate the college’s reputation as a recruiting ground for spies”. I can’t be the only person who’s spent at least some of my time at Oxford hoping to be talent spotted by MI5.
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