Tag archives for research
New poll: mass support for public ownership
Privatisation is unpopular, a failure, and being rejected across the Western world. That's the finding of a major report from the new campaign group 'We Own It', which calls for…
Some Utopian Thinking on Health (Part II)
In the first post I talked about the need for a more idealistic health policy than one which relies so heavily upon the pharmaceutical industry, leading to the question of…
The Slow Squeeze on Science Funding
Following a campaign lead by high-profile scientists last year, the government agreed to protect funding for scientific research from the worst of the cuts inflicted by the Comprehensive Spending Review.…
Another step forward in Green Party science policy
The basic aim of our Science and Technology policy is to encourage and promote research, development and application of science and technology which will: Increase knowledge and understanding Help to…
And they called us anti-science
Today Vince Cable continues his attack on science, and academic research more generally, as he announces we must abandon research which is "neither commercially useful nor theoretically outstanding". Cable will…