Archive for December, 2008
S.O.S. — or, more prosaically, Save Our Science
Posted by Nick Cowen in Education on 02/12/2008
The Royal Society of Chemistry is currently organising a petition to the Prime Minister to register concern about the steep decline in the standard of science teaching that has recently taken place in the country’s schools.
The petition runs:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to reverse the demonstrable decline in school science examination standards that is destroying our competitiveness.”
nEUROsis
Posted by Pete Quentin in European Union on 01/12/2008
Last week, Shadow Health minister, Andrew Lansley said that the recession could be “good for us”. Amidst public outcry he quickly apologised for his sarcastic and insensitive comment, but it seems that euro-enthusiasts might begin to see a silver-lining as the economic black clouds descend, because the economic turmoil has driven the debate about the UK joining the euro back into the headlines.