How Smiley’s people conquered Britain

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How Smiley’s people conquered Britain

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Oct 10, 2022

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In today's episode, David Patrikarakos writes about how John le Carré was never an Englishman's writer, in an UnHerd exclusive essay titled How Smiley’s people conquered Britain.

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Oct 10, 2022

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