Enewald (1) Maler isn't so funny over here.
British Intelligence sucks at that time, yes.
El Pip True, but at the moment even a new leader ( Now who could that be?
) can't do much, the network is still woefully incomplete. At the time I have about 4 of the ten spies operating domestically. In any case Chamberlain is not quite finished yet, however if the poles fold it is a step in that direciton.
Sir Martin goes against the sitting Gouvernment, but he set his bet on someone else long ago, and we can be sure that if the new administration takes power he will be remembered. He mainly switched sides because the SIS suffered from budget cuts while at the same time the commintments grew.
BritishImperial I just ahd to put that line in when I wrote it.
The different parts, that is a old trick I've seen numerous times over the years, but yes, it was inspired by that movie.
Enewald (2) Neither do I.
For the record: I rarely drink tea, simply because I am a coffee man.
EDIT: I was really tempted to call Sir Martin simply "M", but that would have been over the top.