The business of Britain: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks about investment in the sciences. But what of the humanities? From her speech:

I want to ask you to work with me to show that the forces of capitalism, globalisation and free trade offer the best hope for the problems facing so many people in our country….

Our strengths are clear. We are an open, competitive, trading economy. We compete with the best in autos, aerospace and advanced engineering. We are breaking new ground in life sciences and new fields like robotics, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing. We are leaders in global professional services from architecture to accountancy from law to consulting.

We’ve world beating universities and the highest research productivity of the top research nations. We have a vibrant creative industry, producing an extraordinary level of talent recognised and respected the world over. And of course we’re leaders in global finance – not just banking, but investment management and insurance too….

We have gold-standard universities, but we are not strong enough in STEM subjects, and our technical education isn’t good enough.

The UK Research Councils ‘welcome’ her vision: its response here.

Other reports from the BBC here and here.