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Is Vince Cable about to end Britain's research empire? \| William Cullerne Bown (9/7/2010)
The UK is matched only by the US in the comprehensiveness of its scholarly research capability. A historic retreat loomsIn 1960, Harold Macmillan announced the abandonment of Britain's colonial aspirations with his famous "wind of change" speech. The empire had become too expensive, it was time to withdraw. This Wednesday, Vince Cable is poised to signal an equally historic retreat, this time from the empire of knowledge.Britain has an unusually comprehensive capability across all the discipline
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