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The UK is severely underrated by mainstream media because of Brexit and conservative govt: “I’ll say it again, whether it is AI, the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine

The UK is severely underrated by mainstream media because of Brexit and conservative govt: “I’ll say it again, whether it is AI, the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine, the speed of the current vaccination program, this switch to greener energy, the reemergence of Oxbridge, the new Dominic Cummings-inspired DARPA-like science funding plan, or London being the world’s best city — current Great Britain remains grossly underrated.” https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/02/cool-green-britannia.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/02/co...

pjc50 6y ago
> the new Dominic Cummings-inspired DARPA-like science funding plan This is a massive cut to research. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/17/the-government-must-urgently-reconsider-uk-research-and-innovation-funding-cuts/ https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/17/the-government-must-urg... https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/uk-science-rises-against-looming-multi-billion-pound-cuts-research https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/uk-sci... The unwillingness of anyone to take credit for decarbonising the UK is very odd.