Nigel Williams
London--Statements from Britain's Labour Party are being taken seriously these days: With a lead of 15% in the public opinion polls and a general election due before next summer, today's pronouncements could become tomorrow's policies. Britain's scientific community is therefore paying close attention to a document Labour published last week laying out its science policy. It includes promises to bolster flagging morale among British researchers, elevate science in government decision-making, and scrap controversial reviews of national laboratories with a view to privatizing them.