"The Science and Technology Facilities Council has reaffirmed the UK's position as a full member of the Partnership under the terms of the current Gemini Agreement. The Gemini Board welcomes this statement. The Board acknowledges the STFC's need to address its budgetary constraints and notes that, under the terms of the Agreement, the UK is entitled to seek to sell some of its telescope time both within the partnership and, subject to the approval of the Board, outside the current partnership."
UK Astronomy Community "Deliberately Sabotaged" By Funding Cuts To Gemini Observatories (January 28th, 2008)
Cautious Welcome for UK Research Council U-Turn on Gemini Observatory Funding (February 12th, 2008)