AMERICANS tend to like Britain. Ask restless American graduates where they would most like to move to, and the land of cream tea and bad teeth often tops the list. So it is no surprise that, as Donald Trump’s administration has attacked America’s top universities and slashed funding for research, American interest in British-based science and tech jobs spiked. Britain has a rare opportunity to snap up disillusioned American boffins, as well as talent from around the world that might once have chosen America. Will it seize it?
