I’ve read it and, on balance, I thought it was quite good. I feared the worst, though, so that’s perhaps not saying much. But I enjoyed it and all the characters felt ”right”. My only gripe is that I spotted a continuity error with one of John le Carré’s works – albeit not one of the Smiley novels.

Who knows, de facto allies might be worth more than de jure allies... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It’s Trump v Kamala, Balkan edition.

Is WWF wrestling when pandas wrestle? I would definitely watch that.