Focused on other things than Twitter? Here is your weekly round-up.
A terrible, distressing week for British politics. Here is some of the best writing we noticed about #JoCoxMP:
- A day of infamy.
- A personal perspective from @ITVAllegra.
- A plea for less poison in our politics by @Freedland.
And some other things we noticed…
- Follow the debate from #Confed2016.
- There was some odd marketing materials at #Confed2016.
- New research shows having a bird brain is actually a compliment.
- What has changed in the definition of how much we spend on health?
- Spend on drugs is one of few aspects of healthcare in Europe to decrease since financial crash #efpia2016.
- A treasure trove of information on health expenditure data (via @MaxCRoser).
- Reassurance is not always reassuring. Fascinating blog by @mellojonny.
Tim Peake is back on earth!
- A good article on how the astronauts made it back to earth with a bump.
- Some of the best photos from Tim Peake’s mission.
From America:
- The decline of cigarette sales in the USA, 1970-2012.
- How Congress is strengthening freedom of information.
- Diarrhoea – the deadly part of war that never gets mentioned.
- More Americans have died from guns since 1968 than in all the wars in American history.
And finally…
- Some light-hearted exasperation from @alistairburtmp.
- And the paperless NHS hasn’t quite reached ministerial briefing.