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So, the only reference I could find was the caption under the picture.
So are you suggesting we just waste money now, regardless ?
Even the article tells you its not perfect.
I think "holding back UK science and thereby the future prosperity of the UK" is being a little over dramatic.
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Just because Sunak says something does not mean that we should regard his words as the truth. He's a politician.
There's certainly a link between UK science and prosperity and Horizon is the best scheme available for UK researchers. Not participating will hold us back in the long term.
Understandably for him, I don't think Sunak's thinking about the long term as he's unlikely to be PM after the next election and may even not be residing in the UK then.
In weighing up Horizon, I think the full paragraph which you quoted an excerpt from provides a good summary:
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Horizon Europe isn’t perfect. High levels of oversubscription, accompanying low success rates and inconsistent feedback have been a worry for some time. Research proposals that achieve an international level of excellence are routinely rejected. But the reality is that Horizon Europe is the largest and most successful research framework programme available to UK researchers.
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