Being a secret agent might seem like a glamorous job, but agencies in the West are struggling to attract the next generation of spies due to many young people prioritising issues such as climate change and COVID-19 over national security.
  • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM
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    3 days ago

    It's probably because they don't pay enough.

    People with the qualifications/experience don't want to work in central London for £35k.

    Which means you only get people who really want to join GCHQ etc. for different reasons.

    • HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
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      3 days ago

      Add to that. Distrust in government by younger citizens. So much recent news about current and past UK wrongs.

      I'm surprised any younger recruits exist.

  • flamingos-cant@feddit.ukM
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    3 days ago

    The UK also relaxed its recruitment rules in 2022, allowing citizens with foreign-born parents to join security agencies, to increase the labour pool.

    You could have foreign-born parents before 2022, it just had to be from an 'approved nation' (no prizes for guessing which nations those were).