If you’ve dined out on how terrible you are at maths (our hand is up…), the UK’s PM Rishi Sunak has a message for you… He says numeracy is “every bit as essential as reading” and a poor understanding of maths should not be “socially acceptable”. In order to address the problem, he’s announced the creation of an advisory group tasked with determining the best way to ensure all pupils in England study maths up to age 18yo and dismantle the nation’s “anti-maths mindset”. It’s an issue the PM holds close to his heart as a guy who reports say devises his own spreadsheets for use in government. And as a former investment banker that’s made him a wealthy man, he says he wants to ensure that poor numeracy skills don’t continue to leave people twice as likely to be unemployed as those with competent numeracy. The UK was ranked 18th in the world for maths attainment in 2019. We’re not meaning to brag, but Australia was in the top 10…