It means ‘Science cuts in Spain’ and I thought this Nature piece on cuts in the Spanish science budget announced yesterday was an interesting comparator.

Roger Highfield has written an excellent piece in today’s Daily Telegraph about the prospect of further British Nobel prize winners should the science budget be cut in the UK.

As regards charity news, this report on the Haymarket charity brand index is woth a look. The index is always a fascinating read in the sense that all lists are and our congratulations to members who feature and particularly to those who have risen up the ranks like Arthritis Research UK.  Perhaps more interesting is the narrative I have seen put on the results which points to the high public trust of health charites (as well as other categories) but also some worrying noises about the giving intentions of the public over the next year – fewer are likely to give basically.