Episode Details

when does a Cold War get hot? It’s already happening in our streets, in our companies, and even in our phones. Another Three people arrested in London — accused of helping Russian spy agencies hunt dissidents. Spooks say it yet another “foreign proxy” recruited across the west. Meanwhile, Russian and Chinese operatives are using “sex warfare” to seduce Silicon Valley executives and steal secrets — a racket costing America up to $600 billion a year. Also, a migrant deported to France under Great Britain’s shiny new “one-in, one-out” deal has just rowed straight back across the Channel to Dover. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy insists it is “proof the system’s working.” Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, illegal crossings along the U.S Mexico border have fallen to their lowest level since 1970. Finally the U.S. national debt has just smashed past $38 trillion, setting a record nobody wants but everyone’s paying for.

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