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Petition update, 07 February 2008, while petition was still open

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The creation of the STFC from two previous funding bodies, PPARC and CCLRC, was intended to streamline the disbursement of government funds to areas of research in advanced physics. Assurances were given that budgets would be maintained. Whether by error or intent, the result in December 2007 is a dramatic shortfall in funds of about £80million, seriously undermining scientific research in the UK. You promised this would not happen, and we look to you to correct the situation.

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Russ Swan, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Dick King
• S King
• Oliver Lines
• Robert Edworthy
• david palmer
• Andrew Constantine, English Democrats
• Andrew Evans
• Dr Francis Sedgemore
• John Talbot
• Christina J swinson
• Melvin Wagstaff
• Gary Leach
• martin northrop
• Carl Beard
• Barry Fellq
• Robin Eldridge
• an burrows
• Nik Reeves
• Rebecca Louise Pullen
• Mike Cordwell
• Norbert Collomb
• Prof. Stephan I. Tzenov
• Keith Middleman
• Graham Stokes
• Christopher Majsterek
• Dr Peter Williams
• Neil Thompson
• Dr Graeme Burt
• Julian McKenzie
• Dr. Yuri Saveliev
• Thomas Weston
• adrian hannah
• Ken Dilworth
• steve postlethwaite
• Andrew Goulden
• tracey cartwright
• Dr. Oleg B. Malyshev
• Carole Murphy
• Lorna Moran
• Aimee Telfer
• Lynn Caddick
• James Mosley
• Rachael Buckley
• Dr. A.E.R.Malins
• Alan Clarkson
• Mark Bell
• duncan scott
• Susan Dickenson
• Steve Brown
• Stephen Buckley
• MR Michael Mill
• Richard Tingle
• John Kendrick
• Elizabeth Brown
• James
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• Dr Yoshi Uchida
• Roy Davies
• David Waller
• mark hillon
• Dr Peter Ryley
• Dr. Lee Jones
• Colin Weeks
• Dr Richard Miles
• Prof Susan Kilcoyne
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• Adam Benton
• mark Sams
• Anthony Scarfe
• Catherine Mosley
• Mr. John A Wood
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