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Science was spared from UK budget cuts
The UK government has re-engineered the Ministry of Science and Technology to become a Department of Research and Innovation under Prime Minister Liz Truss. Michelle Donelan, a former universities minister has been made Secretary of State of the new department, while George Freeman retains his science portfolio. Earlier, Truss’s government announced that Nusrat Ghani would…
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Britain is a global laughingstock, and not just the fault of Liz Truss.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he will step down as UK PM at the end of the year. The decision comes after Johnson suffered a defeat in the European Union (EU) referendum in June, which he called “one of the darkest days” in the country’s democratic history. Liz Truss was chosen by members of…