I’ve just got time this evening to pass on news that the Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee looking at he current STFC debacle (see this account), Chi Onwurah, has responded to the events in extremely frank terms. Here is an excerpt:
The full response – which is definitely well worth reading because it doesn’t pull any punches – can be found here:
Such documents are not usually so forthright!
This isn’t by any means the end of the story of this fiasco, but it is certainly a positive sign that it is being taken very seriously in political circles. Credit is due not only to all those who attended and gave evidence to the Committee – Catherine Heymans, Jon Butterworth et al – but also to those who lobbied behind the scenes.
In the Dark 