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Now There's a Vote of Confidence If Ever We've Seen One

Jul 31, 2007

The UK's Medical Research Council got a new chairman last October, and already Parliament members have issued a report saying they have "serious reservations" about him, according to this article in the Guardian. MPs cite both the lack of transparency surrounding Sir John Chisholm's appointment as well as doubts that he can successfully lead the funding agency through its restructuring. Hey, John, chin up: you may not have a mandate, but you've got oversight of £500m a year -- and that ain't bad.

 

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