I grew up near Menwith Hill in the 80s. They did tours of the facility - not inside the golf balls or the other secret bits, but they had a bowling alley, all k

I grew up near Menwith Hill in the 80s. They did tours of the facility - not inside the golf balls or the other secret bits, but they had a bowling alley, all kinds of fun things for bored servicemen. Everyone living nearby knew what the base was and what it was for. When I asked my dad about it, he said "We use it to watch Mr. Gorbachev eating his cornflakes". Now 'we' use it to watch Mr. Al-Baghdadi eating his cornflakes instead. Don't make the mistake of thinking the majority of the British public disapproves of NSA/GCHQ's capabilities and actions. They're more likely to be proud of them.