Although somewhat diluted, the old humanist values remain powerful. C.P. Snow indicated this was his distinction between the 'two cultures', one humanistic and the other scientific (Mills, 1970). These represented conflicting cultural perspectives of educated persons in Britain. Science and other applied subjects are now widely accepted as part of the curriculum, partly in response to the redefinition of science as a pure theoretical subject, separating it from the more practical technology, assuaging the old humanists. However, the presence of science in the curriculum is largely a result of the modern industrial trainers' interests and power. Politicians across the whole political spectrum argue for the necessity of a skilled scientific and technologically educated workforce and population.