May 2018

are cars the new tobacco? - JPubHealth

Ivan Rogers' long but extremely insightful speech on Brexit - Policy Scotland

Utrecht has bike parking places reserved for the disabled - @BicycleDutch

in the UK, making an error on your tax return can make you a national security threat - Guardian

terrorising our children out of walking or cycling - BeyondKerb

The Story in the Torah - With a Mighty Hand [my review]

Finland loves its libraries - Guardian

how Australia's justice system fails indigenous youth - @2FBS

Holland (the Randstad) is an empty city, not a dense country - @jaapmodder

cycle tracks spend a lot of time empty because they are incredibly efficient! - @steinsky

SciPy, NumPy and the stability of scientific software - KHinsen

Highways England has an elearning unit for "Interim Advice Note 195/16: Cycling and the Strategic Road Network"! - HighwaysEngland

the UK Foreign Office backs EU expansion: "the EU accession process is important to delivering security, stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans" - Independent

"the will of the people": the Daily Mail still thinks like the Nazis - JamesChristie

Madeline Miller: reading the Iliad at age five - SMH

high house prices are driven by financial factors, not supply - PropertyWeek

Malaysian ruling party UMNO loses an election after 60 years in power - Economist

falling house prices are a good thing - Guardian

a three-part guide to the EEA "soft Brexit" option - Politics

a huge merger in the eyewear industry - Guardian

Living Below Sea Level - The Dutch and their Delta [my review]

Japan's prisons are a haven for elderly women - Bloomberg

the history of Civilization (the game) - Filfre

what is the longest straight line over water? - ScienceMag

some sensible proposals for reforming UK inheritance tax + council rates - BBC

200 times thinner than a human hair: the last master of handmade gold leaf - Craftsmanship

Radia Perlman: "Layer 5 and everything above it is boring" - NetworkComputing

a small business speaks out on the effects of Brexit - 48andBeyond

inequality in the UK's education system - Guardian

Oxford has some cycling infrastructure so bad it is actually dangerous - WanderingDanny

getting cars out of city centres - Medium

the UK has created a "hostile environment" for the disabled as well - Guardian

the Dutch seem better prepared for the UK leaving the Customs Union than the UK is - Guardian