Published by UnHerd (22nd July, 2026) Whatever happens over the next few months, Andy Burnham’s government is a major improvement on its predecessor in one significant regard: it has shed the arrogant science minister who was so contemptuous of the public. Patrick Vallance resigned on Monday, citing “personal reasons”, just as it emerged that Burnham was preparing to scrap the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and fold its responsibilities back…