Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel

NERC chief has final say and faces dilemma between credibility of the organisation and burden of public opinionLatest: Boaty McBoatface may not be name of new polar research vesselForget the EU referendum. The major test of modern democracy has fallen into the hands of the Natural Environment Research Council - over the naming of a boat.As the polls finally closed for the naming of its new polar research ship, the NERC confirmed that the votes were overwhelmingly in favour of RRS Boaty McBoatface. Continue reading...