News of cuts at the world class Kew gardens have left biologists baffled at the level of the 'stupid' cuts.
Kew is a world class institution, and the idea that cutting at the core of the services and researches it provides will in any way enhance the establishment is perplexing to those who work in it and use the services provided.
Up to forty scientists and other staff members will lose their jobs as a result of the proposed cuts.
As well as being a top flight plant research institute, Kew is also a Unesco world heritage site that attracts more than two million visitors a year to its historic buildings and spectacular plant collection.
The bean counters in Whitehall may have to revisit their budgetary calculations to avoid a greater hue and cry about the effects they might cause.
