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MSE News: Give all primary school children a financial education, MPs urge
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All children across the UK should be taught basic money skills in primary school by 2030, a cross-party group of MPs have said in a new report published today.
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Why do they need teaching basic money skills ? It is always someone else's fault if they get scammed / into debt and the banks / lenders will bail them out courtesy of the regulators. Financial education is of no use if there are no repercussions from failure.
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Great idea.
Making it harder for youngsters to get into debt should be part of it.0
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