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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The BBC has further updated its Clarke report, with the help of a transcript of the Worcester speech (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3014423.stm for excerpts):- "The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, has stoked the argument about what universities are for - suggesting that study for its own sake is merely "an adornment to society". He questioned the point in having universities if they were not contributing to the UK's economy - and suggested that purely academic study should get only 1% of the funding it gets now." So _that's_ all right, then; he's not attacking medievalists, just scholarship in general ... Bella M. ---------------------- Dr Bella Millett [log in to unmask] English Department University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ 023 80593704 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html