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Select committees leading the opposition

For reasons which have been well explored – and to which we will return, the prime minister and leader of the opposition have not had good starts to 2016. But as parliament returns for its first full week in 2016, my tip is to keep an eye on what’s happening in...
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What has science ever done for us?

What has science ever done for us? That was one of the questions I raised yesterday in my debate on the role of the Treasury in supporting science in the United Kingdom. Well, what has it done for us? Why do we need to use public funds, taxpayers’ money, to support...
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It takes guts to stand

The first thing to say about Labour's leadership election is that it takes a lot of guts to stand. You put yourself on the frontline and open yourself up to intense public scrutiny of everything you have done and everything you believe; and you are expected to present...
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The science opportunity for Labour

Labour recently launched its science green paper, with a speech by Liam Byrne, shadow minister for universities and science, and associated articles for the Huffington Post and the LabourList blog. It sets out the Labour view of the state of science in the United...
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