Threat to Science - I

As a lapsed scientist I still like to keep a weather-eye on how my old profession is faring. Now that some of the furore over Ed Miliband's commitment to lowering tuition fees has died down there is one sobering consequence to consider. Lower fees mean lower direct income to universities. Potentially this could be made whole by HMG - but I doubt it will happen - and in any case, uncertainty about the longevity of such funding will rise. So the likely consequence of Miliband's proposal is the cutting back or closure of university courses and teaching. And the likely first to go will be expensive science and engineering ones. Well done Ed!