Many thanks to Brian Leiter: the AHRC response

Many, many thanks to our good friend Brian Leiter for posting here more on the AHRC and petition saga. Is it the worst response to a petition in the history of the world? Quite possibly. The response is certainly highly disappointing and it has clearly backfired. It seems clear that the AHRC has "lost the argument" on this issue. This only makes it even more important for them to remove the "Big Society" from their documentation, including their current delivery plan for strategic research funding priorities.