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The British government's Data Protection Bill is so illiberally drawn as to excite and not to assuage fears of intrusion into people's privacy. It should be amended radically by Parliament.
A correspondent with wide experience of Chinese affairs describes the state of science in China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution and speculates on the possibilities for the future.
