英国皇家学会会长波特勋爵在他向皇家学会所作的最后一次演说中谈到过去五年间英国政府与科学的关系时说道:“十分奇怪的是,尽管英国政府坚信自由市场制度在其它所有方面的价值,但它却希望用一种由国家包办一切的制度来取代已被证明是非常行之有效的自由科研体制。” In his last speech to the Royal Society, Lord Porter, President of the Royal Society, referring to the relationship between the British government and science over the past five years, said: “It is very strange that although the British government firmly believes that the free market system in all other aspects It wants to replace the free-standing scientific research that has proved to be very effective in a system that is governed by the state. ”