This week the novelist received the Olof Palme prize for achievement in the spirit of the assassinated Swedish statesman. So why isn’t the threat of nuclear war today as present or terrifying to us as it was in Palme’s day? ¶Facebook Twitter Pinterest Alec Guinness as George Smiley: ‘Smiley and I have history together. As the man who won the 2019 Olof Palme prize will do me just fine. This speech was given at the Olof Palme prize ceremony in Stockholm on 30 January.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2020 09:56 UTC