2 February 2018
Episode 1627
30 minutes
With clashes between migrants in Calais and 90 feared drowned off the Libyan coast, we ask what – if anything –Europe can do to stop the suffering. Plus: Alphabet and Aramco look to build a technology hub in Saudi Arabia and we ask whether the cinema-subscription service Moviepass is worth the money.
2 February 2018
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