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The smack of firm government

Last week's government paper on British research has the air of finality proper in a policy statement. The discussion, after all, is long since over. The question now is whether the new policy is wise.

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The smack of firm government. Nature 363, 381–382 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/363381a0

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