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The British government's Advisory Board for the Research Councils has made public its advice on spending money. In the process, it has unwittingly shown how its own work could be improved.
Estimates of the Hubble constant have fluctuated frequently in recent decades, usually between 50 and 100 km s−1 per megaparsec. There is still much to be done to fix the value.