The Defence of the Realm revealed by Peter Wright decades before in Spycatcher), as well as noting how many of Wilson's MP's were spying for the Soviet bloc. The book's title was derived from MI5's Latin motto, "Regnum Defende". Historian Keith Jeffery was commissioned to write a similar authorised history on the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) for release in 2010. The book received generally positive reviews from major newspapers. "The Daily Telegraph" called it "magisterial, authoritative, balanced, readable ... full of wry humour and with an eye for the absurd", declaring that "MI5 could not have wanted a better historian than him. This book is
Peter Wright (journalist) anyone else.' Peter Wright (journalist) Peter Wright (born 13 Aug 1953) is a British newspaper editor. Wright attended Clare College, Cambridge, then took a graduate trainee position with Thomson Regional Newspapers, working as a reporter on the "Hemel Hempstead Evening Post-Echo". In 1979, he moved to the "Daily Mail", working on various desks before becoming Femail Editor, then Features Editor and Deputy Editor. In 1998, he became editor of the "Mail on Sunday". While at the "Mail on Sunday", Wright initiated the giveaway of promotional CDs and DVDs, including the global first release of Prince's "Planet Earth" album. He also