An article in yesterday's Times newspaper gave Tony Blair's views on a
number of science issues. In brief, Blair:
* promises to break down the "anti- science fashion" in Britain
* claims he will never give way to misguided protesters who stand in the way
of medical and economic advance
* says "It is time to speak up for science"
* says it is time to end to the air of suspicion and mistrust that sometimes
surrounded the work of scientists and the misplaced fears and ignorance it
often generated
* promises to continue increasing investment in research and development
* he wants to persuade more young people to take up mathematics, physics and
engineering at school and university
The Times noted: "The Prime Minister is privately furious at the actions of
protesters which have resulted in work being held up on research into
genetically modified foods, and at disruption that could threaten a
neurological research project in Cambridge aimed at helping sufferers of
Alzheimer's disease. He is angry over the regular description of GM foods as
"Frankenstein foods", and at the way science was blamed for the BSE
emergency. "BSE was not caused by bad science but by bad practices," he
said."
Full article at
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-301724,00.html
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