Spain urgently needs an internationally credible science policy

Last week we republished in English an open farewell letter from a departing Spanish scientist to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy that had generated a huge response in both the old and new media. Here, the author of that letter, Amaya Moro-Martín, describes how cuts and delays are compounding long-standing bureaucratic problems to damage the viability and international credibility of the Spanish science system.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2013/sep/10/science-policy-spain?goback=.gde_76119_member_272518406#%21