One of the many things that bothers me about James Bond films, and films with supervillains in general, are the logistics of it all.

Are we supposed to believe that they can build a giant base in the middle of the ocean without anybody noticing? Absurd. The sheer amount of raw materials required, the workers needed to build it, the electricity to run it — someone, somewhere would notice. If there is one thing the UK loves more than anything, it is bureaucracy.

Round the Thorne. (Image credit: Strutt & Parker)

But why build your own evil island when someone else can do it for you? It just so happens that such an island has come to the market: Thorne, which sits off the Pembrokeshire coast, is now up for sale with Strutt & Parker for £3 million . Originally built in the 1850s as an out

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