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Category Archives: politics
Evidence-based policy? – A Week in Westminster
Evidence-based policy, this phrase gets bandied about so often, but it is not always clear how it is meant to be applied. Notwithstanding the desire to have scientific evidence inform things that are actually scientifically based, such as better practices … Continue reading
Science Funding cuts are political not a reflection of elitist science
In the US and the UK governments are making or threatening science education and funding cuts, is that partly the fault of scientists being ‘elitist’ ? Today is the first day of the new Republican Majority Congress in the US … Continue reading
Big news, US protects its own self interests and is often a bit nasty about it
AND? I, like billions of other people, spent a large portion of yesterday evening trawling through some of the wikileaked US diplomatic cables. I found myself somewhat, well disappointed. Is that it? The secure yet unsecured diplomatic network the US … Continue reading
Posted in Cablegate, politics, US government, Wikileaks
Tagged Assange, cablegate, Iran Contra Affair, US cable leaks, US politics, Whistle blowing, Wikilieaks
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US politics are not UK politics, don’t believe the hype!
and please PLEASE stop worrying about the stupid Tea Party. I have spoken to several folks in the UK about the US election results. Varying between fear and bewilderment, its a general perception that US voters are crazy and that, … Continue reading
China is becoming more progressive than the UK
So China just announced it is opening up its trade and (slowly) letting the Yuan float free – previously they have kept the Yuan fixed against the dollar, in part, to make exports to other countries cheap. This, I think, … Continue reading
Posted in China, economics, higher education, politics, UK Science policy
Tagged China, economics, higher education, UK science policy
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Science funding, where do we go from here???
Science needs a Saatchi! Whether you supported the Lib Dems or Labour, or even the Conservatives things are looking pretty dire for science funding. As the New Scientist says in the elections ‘Science is the Loser’. Science is, or rather … Continue reading
Posted in politics, science, UK Science policy
Tagged economics, funding, philanthropy, science funding, Science policy
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If you vote for science, which party do you choose?
I think its gotta be Labour…. The general buzz (twitter, blogs, newspapers, etc) is that the Lib Dems are the best on science, so if you want to save science – Vote Lib Dem! But it depends on which bit … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, politics, science, UK Science policy
Tagged General Election, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Science policy
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