Posted on 01/13/2010 6:31:19 AM PST by LibWhacker
LONDON (AP) - Oxford, Cambridge and other British universities said Tuesday that the government's plan to cut hundreds of millions of pounds (dollars) from their funding would put their world-class reputations in jeopardy.
Unlike most elite institutions in the United States, Britain's top schools rely almost exclusively on taxpayers keeping them going.
But strapped for cash, the government has slashed its higher education budget by 600 million pounds (nearly $1 billion) over the next three years—a figure British media say comes to a 12 percent reduction when combined with other cuts.
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Lets see. We can either have superb universities, or we can erect hundreds of windmills in the English Channel.
Hmm, which would a crazy socialist government pick?
ANYTHING that relies on the Gov’t for support is ultimately doomed - universities, car companies, gasoline makers - take your pick.
Exactly what I was thinking. And Barry wants us to trust our health care to him.
Had to look that one up. OMG, socialism is so for the birds. Or maybe against the birds in this case. But it’s not for humans and that should be clear.
I get the feeling the current british government is a caretaker government for a forthcoming muslim takeover.
These universities are going to be madrassas.
Londonistan is here and Britain is going Islamic without a whimper of a fight.
They need to fund the Global Warming studies the UK continues to push on the world. Scams and cons can be expensive.
Maybe they ought to have a football team...
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