The trade in human misery and death

Horribly, this week's tragedy off the cost of France is unlikely to be the last

Two days ago, there was a dreadful tragedy off the coast of France when four members of a Kurdish-Iranian family, including two children, drowned when their boat capsized after they had set off into the English Channel to claim asylum in Britain. A further child from the family is missing, also feared drowned, as are two other migrants who were on board…