British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said an “anti-maths mindset” is holding the economy back, as he announced a review on boosting the nation’s poor levels of numeracy.
Sunak, who was an investment banker before entering politics, told a north London audience on Monday that the UK remains “one of the least numerate countries in the developed world.”
In a speech at the London Screen Academy, the prime minister said a “cultural issue” is behind the numeracy problem.
“I’ll be honest, when my daughters first heard me talk about them doing more maths, they weren’t too excited. And that’s just it….