From The Wall Street Journal:
LONDON -- In the Hollywood version of the British foreign intelligence agency known as MI6, elegant black-tie affairs are all part of a night's work for super spy James Bond. When his real-life counterparts don their tuxedos later this year for an elegant celebration of the MI6's 100th anniversary, they are being told to pay their own way.
The true life version of MI6 has always been less opulent than its fictional counterpart. But in the midst of a deep recession, when British bankers and members of Parliament are being publicly pilloried for extravagance, the spy agency's chiefs have decided that British taxpayers shouldn't be asked to pick up the tab.
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My Comment: At least they are going dutch.
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