Government Science Minister engages debate on twitter
Some people love twitter, some think itโs a load of pointless old nonsense. I confess, Iโve got into it and think itโs very handy (my feed is @imascientist, if youโre interested). But this afternoon Iโve seen about the best thing Iโve ever seen on it. Various sciencey type people had been expressing their worries about the new cabinet arrangements, specifically that Lord Drayson was now joint Minister for Science and Minister for Defence Procurement. Some people felt that science wasnโt being taken seriously enough, with only โhalf a ministerโ. Some people were concerned by the โsynergyโ of science and defence technology. Pretty straightforward gossip about the situation, which in other circumstances might have been around the watercooler and gone no furtherโฆ But then something amazing happened. Lord Drayson sent the following message in his twitter feed:- โPlease explain specifically what it is you are worried about. Iโm listeningโฆโ PD_Smith, in โฆ Continue reading
