Re - “But in any case that partiality can be explained without venturing into John Le Carré territory.”
Reprehensible and grim:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AQAvjFt7h/
https://youtu.be/vfZhs9N4l_g?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/PWr1VGn1-Ms?feature=shared