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Published online 29 April 2009 | Nature 458, 1084-1085 (2009) | doi:10.1038/4581084b
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Basic researchers protest UK budget
Reallocations threaten undirected fundamental research.
Britain's government has unveiled an economic stimulus package designed to harness what it calls a "world-class science base" — at the same time as it cuts funds for undirected basic research.
In a speech to parliament on 22 April, Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, unveiled the 2009 budget.
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