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MSE News: Ed Balls calls for compulsory financial education

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"The Shadow Chancellor has given his backing to our petition calling for financial education to be compulsory in schools ..."
"The Shadow Chancellor has given his backing to our petition calling for financial education to be compulsory in schools ..."
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Or how to complete expenses HONESTLY and ACCURATELY
That's that out the window...
Will he be the first candidate for it?
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Financial education is nice to have - these basic skills are essential and our failure to provide them is a disaster for the country.
Emphasis on critical thinking education would create the skills necessary to make effective decisions in life without the likelihood of information becoming out of date and irrelevant.
More details in this MSE thread.
***checks the calendar***
Hey, Tories tend to be rich, right? Expenses fraud aside, I'd rather get financial education from a Tory than someone who believes in Gordon's financial prowess.
What qualification do you get for studying it and passing the tests ?
J_B. (Commerce GCSE, those were the days.)