[turbinerneiter]

* let universities and public research starve for money

* drown them in documentation paperwork for the little money they get

* give money to private companies for free and without transparency

Corruption.

[nicoburns]

Yep. It's just blatant with this government. And it's not just the universities. They're doing it with schools. They're doing with the NHS. Councils even.

[hkt]

They've been doing it to councils since the 80s. There isn't much of local government left