Peter Rhodes on Waterloo, shaking hands and a night out with The Searchers

Plans to increase diversity in MI5 and MI6 allegedly include advice for our spooks not to shake hands with Muslims for fear of causing cultural offence. A female civil servant quoted in the document says, as a Muslim, she will not shake hands with men and recommends the “hand on heart” greeting instead. You may recall I made this suggestion during the pandemic. A brief nod with your hand over your heart avoids offence and reduces infection risks. Got that, 007?