Science fiction
OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the science community.
The role, equivalent to that NZ's Agriculture Minister, had seen a new face every time 10 Downing Street has had a new resident. And there have been three in just three months.
Since 2017, Michael Gove, Theresa Villers, George Eustice, Ranil Jayawardena and Therese Coffey have held the Secretary's role. Coffey was appointed to the role last week by new PM Rishi Sunak.
Jayawardena holds the record for the shortest tenure - one month and 19 days - under Liz Truss' prime ministership.
