Even gov't knows: 2Mbps broadband is "pitifully unambitious" from Ars Technica by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)

The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt MP, newly installed Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, has a few thoughts on the ambitions of UK broadband: "pitifully unambitious." In his first major policy speech today, Hunt opened by praising his wife for "having our baby two weeks early" so he had time to work on media policy. He then name-checked Karl Popper and Thomas Paine.

Read the full tech policy piece here. See also: Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (Routledge Classics), The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics), Unended Quest: An Intellectual Autobiography (Routledge Classics)