They must have money to burn.

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Theft of the public purse.

Quite incredible.

I think you are being very unfair. It's going to take a lot of hard work and probably months slaving away on those South Pacific islands.

Why did Michael Caine do Jaws 4 a terrible movie from a franchise that was already bust.

Caine "They agreed to pay me millions and then I read the script, Scene 1 onboard a luxury yacht in the Caribbean and I thought that'll do".

I have an alternate suggestion for these researchers instead of the South Pacific how about something closer to home. Why not spend eight months researching Trainspotting in the slums of Glasgow?

Thanks I did not know that always assumed it was Glasgow.

Ah I've been there it's a port, it's only a bus ride from Edinburgh.

Anyway back on point I now have the results of the reseach and I didn't need £800,000 of taxpayers money.

Summary of Report into the attitude of Daniel Defoe to Indigenous peoples.

"He's a racist, err that's it"

Edited by Badger11 (26 Mar 2024 8.08am)

Typical Daily Mail report and predictable responses here to it.

You all do love to have a moan about something the Mail reports as a “woke” waste of money!

Neither the Mail nor anybody here knows the true rationale which lies behind this project. It could easily be multi-faceted and intended to meet several objectives. People tend not to throw money at worthless projects so making assumptions on any analysis presented by the Mail is many times more questionable than a peer reviewed decision made by a University.

A spokesman for UKRI said:

'UKRI invests in a diverse research and innovation portfolio. Decisions to fund the research projects we support are made via a rigorous peer review process by relevant independent experts from across academia and business.'

Typical Daily Mail report and predictable responses here to it.

You all do love to have a moan about something the Mail reports as a “woke” waste of money!

Neither the Mail nor anybody here knows the true rationale which lies behind this project. It could easily be multi-faceted and intended to meet several objectives. People tend not to throw money at worthless projects so making assumptions on any analysis presented by the Mail is many times more questionable than a peer reviewed decision made by a University.

A spokesman for UKRI said:

'UKRI invests in a diverse research and innovation portfolio. Decisions to fund the research projects we support are made via a rigorous peer review process by relevant independent experts from across academia and business.'

And a more than equally expected response.
£800,000 spent on research into 3 short stories written in the 19th Century seems like a lot to me.
Apparently not.
Spending the money on providing shelter for some of Edinburgh's homeless would seem a more worthwhile use of the money.

And a more than equally expected response.
£800,000 spent on research into 3 short stories written in the 19th Century seems like a lot to me.
Apparently not.
Spending the money on providing shelter for some of Edinburgh's homeless would seem a more worthwhile use of the money.