Editor's Summary
28 June 2007
Ten years after
This week saw the much trailed departure of Tony Blair as UK prime minister. In a Commentary, Sir Robert May, the government's chief science adviser from 1995 to 2000, reflects on the Blair legacy. In many ways, he says, science and engineering prospered. Yet there is general discontent amongst scientists in UK universities, and many current trends are potentially damaging. Blair's successors — Gordon Brown initially — will have much to do if the country is to continue to thrive scientifically.
Commentary: Tony Blair's era: good news, bad news
As Gordon Brown becomes Britain's prime minister, Robert May highlights some critical challenges in the continuing support of science.
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