The UK needs Science

Willets is cutting the science budget for the UK quite drastically, but we should be asking What else is the UK still good at ? Our manufacturing sector is in permanent decline, our financial sector has taken a massive hit, and our natural resources such as North Sea Oil and Gas are on the wane. On the other hand, UK space companies are a great success story and are experiencing massive growth. Even if space travel never really takes off, we should not forget the spin-offs that come from space research. Supporting scientific research might be one of the few comparative advantages the UK has these days. A short termist Conservative government might be permanently hamstringing us by cutting what little advantage we still have over most countries. lets not throw away one of the few smart things we did spend money in the good times. Our universities and scientists are still world class, lets protect them now and keep at least one comparative advantage to keep our economy going !