Topic: UK science braces for impact

[sam]

As the United Kingdom gets used to its first coalition government since 1945, it is already clear that some significant changes to the country's scientific enterprise are in the works.

After the country's 6 May general election left no political party with an overall majority, a frantic round of horse-trading between the three major parties has led to an unprecedented coalition of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, ousting the incumbent Labour government from power.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100512/full/news.2010.239.html


I doubt it will be good news.

[Clive]

Definitely not.  The Tories have never been friends of science which is why most academics don't vote for them! 

[Rik]

I thought it was because they were all trendy left wingers, Clive.

[Clive]

Oh well, I'm a Guardian reader now.   

[Rik]