The UK signed a treaty, that's why. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances (View Post)

They'll defund themselves if they cling to the license fee. (View Post)

Academia is a pyramid scheme, and increasingly so these days as projects become larger more complex (i.e. need more minions to crunch data). I feel sorry for the poor students/postdocs who are 235th … (View Post)

People think there's some conspiracy about the way it is being referred to as "independent"? Surely he just means it is independent of No 10? (View Post)

Even if that were the case, I doubt it would remain that way for long. (View Post)