Hunt’s “science superpower” stuff is all very silly.

There are three clear science superpowers in the world (by researchers, output volume, equipment mega-structures, etc) - they are:

1) the EU (with UK in)
2) the US
3) China

The order varies depending on criteria used. But Brexit broke the first of these — and removed us from the driving seat of an actual science superpower. Further, it’s diminished Britain’s science on purely national terms too. There’s been a colossal chilling effect.