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The UK hid the story of a Soviet spy for 70 years because they felt silly for hiring him

The UK hid the story of a Soviet spy for 70 years because they felt silly for hiring him

As the US embarks upon a new and tense phase of relations with Russia, the UK has fresh reason to be thinking about Soviet-era politics. Formerly classified documents reveal that the British Foreign Office ignored some very clear red flags to accidentally employ a Soviet spy some 70 years ago. David Floyd was secretary of…