Meeting them where they are: a British MP’s murder
Sir David Amess was killed doing what he loved: speaking directly with voters. We examine the dangers inherent in the “constituency surgeries” that British politicians cherish. The fight against tuberculosis is made harder by mutations that confer drug...
October 19, 2021
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October 19, 2021
Meeting them where they are: a British MP’s murder
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<p>Sir David Amess was killed doing what he loved: speaking directly with voters. We examine the dangers inherent in the “<a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/10/16/the-murder-of-sir-david-amess-will-change-the-nature-of-british-democracy?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">constituency surgeries</a>” that British politicians cherish. The fight against tuberculosis is made harder by mutations that confer drug resistance; we look at <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/10/19/most-resistance-causing-mutations-in-tb-have-now-been-identified?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">research</a> that has traced nearly every one of them. And why Andy Warhol is big in Iran, again.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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