Sign of Things to Come?

The ESRC has sent an email to applicants to their Research Seminars scheme warning them that the outcome of the latest round has been delayed. 'The competition panel met recently, and as you may know, we had expected to announce funding decisions during June. However, in view of uncertainties about public spending and the advice being given to all government departments and public bodies, we do not now expect to be in a position to announce funding decisions until the end of July.'
Something tells me that these kind of messages will become more and more common over the next few weeks and months...