‘You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows’: public sector reform and its impact upon climatology scientists in the UK.

This paper provides case study analysis of the workplace experiences of British scientists working in the field of climatology. In the context of the restructuring of work organisation brought about by the interplay between the commercialisation of science and state modernisation policies, the paper provides evidence of a deterioration in scientists' quality of working life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]