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We should bring scientists to the political table

Ever wondered why society is happy to pay a pilot, a footballer, an accountant, even an estate agent, but would decry few well-paid engineers and scientists? Or why do lawyers study for about the same number of years as scientists, work similarly long hours and occasionally shoulder the same kind of responsibility, but are terrifically more remunerated?

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