Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen from Environment | The Guardian on (#1AT56)
NERC chief has final say and faces dilemma between credibility of the organisation and burden of public opinion
Forget 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.
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