Did you get a basic education in finance at school? Most people do not. As a result, as soon as they have any spare cash, those new to investing put their money into get rich schemes, crypto coins, gold derivatives or other high-risk ventures. Finance and how the world works needs to be taught in schools, when the young are more likely to imbibe and hold on to their lessons.
There is a worthwhile Parliamentary petition you can sign on this subject which would make it a compulsory subject for schools. See https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701663
Climate Change Act
The Government has rejected another Parliamentary petition calling for repeal of the Climate Change Act. See https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701600 . The Government has rejected this petition with this summary comment: “There is no ‘two-sided’ debate on anthropogenic climate change. The Government’s policy to support ambitious action on climate change reflects the overwhelming scientific consensus”. Meanwhile most of the rest of the world, including the biggest emitters of CO2 continue to ignore it while the UK incurs very substantial costs in trying to meet an impossible target.
The UK population have never had the opportunity to vote on this subject. Why not?
Roger Lawson (Twitter: https://x.com/RogerWLawson )
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