Carol Vorderman: What is happening in this wonderful country of ours is morally corrupt 

I am nearly eighty, and never in my life has there been a time such as this when the government is so out of touch with ordinary people.

This government is simply far too out of touch with regular people.

When you realise Sunak is not there for us, but for them, it will all make sense.

Carol is absolutely right about people who like myself have a mental block about numbers. At secondary school my brain froze when daily confronted with mental arithmetic tasks. Yet I did well with other academic disciplines and went on to Degree level studies at University. The idea of making it compulsory for students to continue with maths after 16 will only reinforce feelings of inadequacy when they could otherwise gain confidence elsewhere is wrong. At University I met many gifted mathematicians who constantly struggled with practical everyday problems. We should work to encourage people’s strengths, not emphasise their weaknesses. Everyone has a value, the art is recognising their particular value.

I'm not even British and I'm feeling for the British right now ,it's like watching the apocalypse unfolding on many fronts. The leadership is unreal. What is happening?

Carol has never been one of my favourites. Today, she has really impressed me with her empathy and her conviction. She is totally right when she questions the morals of the Tory government and attacking them for trying to make it easier for cronies to even take more taxpayers money. Well done Carol.

Well said Carol! You've gone up in my estimation! Bravo for speaking up for ordinary people .

Thank you Carol for standing up and being counted

When you lose morality in society, you loose empathy, sympathy, care, everything decent which makes us human. Couldn't have said it better Carol 👍🏼.

Absolutely “morally corrupt” . Well said Carole

She’s a national treasure, she truly sees through the sheisters in No10

Carol has such a warmth and charisma about her. Great lady.

Well said Carol, it's refreshing to hear the corruption being called out.

Rishi launches this idea to sidestep and not to tackle Great Britain's real and acute problems!

Got to love Carol's honesty and practicality. I'm hopeless at maths, and feel failed by the school system I went through, I did okay on most other subjects but found that teachers taught at the pace of the brightest two or three kids in the class, the rest where left to catch-up the best way they could. It was a boys grammar school and we had the headmaster as our maths teacher. We weren't encouraged to ask questions, quite the opposite, if you did the teacher would humiliate you. Even if you got the right answer, in your own roundabout way, it was dismissed as 'no one in their right mind would do it that way'. I lost all confidence and scrapped through exams, maths still makes my mind go into a blind panic.

Carol is simply a living legend!!

Teach them critical thinking and help the kids to identify when they are being lied to with charts and statistics then politicians of all stripes will have to work harder to get those kids as adults to vote against their own best interests. Then we may get somewhere.

Carol has just gone up immensely in my personal opinion.

Well said Carol. Calling this dogsh**e government out for what it is. And a credit to the rest of us born in ‘60!

Absolutely spot on! 😃Great to hear from Carol Vorderman.

"Does he have any conception of what real people are having to go through?" Quite simply, no. He does not. He never has and he never will. The guy doesn't even know how to pay for things in a shop!!

As Maths and Physics teacher having an honours degree in Physics I am with you Carole. I taught 17+ years old in Technical College the AEB Certificate in Arithmetic. The syllabus included simple and compound interest, tax, mortgages, all averages etc. It was what most people needed

Thank you Carol, I am in complete agreement. Teach children realistic maths that will help them throughout their lives. The leaders in government do not care about this country whatsoever...sadly, but we must carry on fighting for morality

I'm 28 and when I was in school maths was the bane of my existence, the anxiety and dread I felt while lining up outside my teachers' door beforehand, the knowledge that I was the lowest performing student in the lowest grade class. The teacher was great and tried to help but I couldn't make sense of anything other than addition, subtraction and small multiplication. To this day I avoid it out of a sense of fear of looking dumb, I am dumb but maths just brings up the reality of how much so.

The government is getting more out of touch with people, than ever before. Great to see Carol Vorderman speaking out.

I’m 61 years old and maths was compulsory until I left school at 18. I even failed dummy’s maths in my final exam. No amount of teaching maths will ensure every child becomes a maths wiz. Sunak is so removed from the real universe that he’s a joke.

Thank you Carol. I agree with you. It’s about our children. Let them learn freely and at a pace that’s right for them. We all learn differently. Thank you for your empathy 💜

I struggled with math at school. Belittled and ridiculed over it. A concerned teacher pushed me to study an alternative form of math based on real world necessity. Not the UK i must add. Balancing a check book, calculating interest rates, trigonometry etc. I loved it and i could see real reasons to know it. A BSC later and in a well paid job, this obsession by our ruling class to force our kids to learn subjects that some are plainly not suitable for is pie in the sky. I use basic math every day and value my knowledge in it but there are other routes to success and ignoring them is failing a large percentage of young people today. We learn and digest knowledge differently and there is no one option that fits all. I fear that our kids are all being programmed to fit an ideal construct that suits the investor class.

Respect to Carol. She's got a heart and is grounded.

He has no conception of ordinary people at all....serving breakfast in a soup kitchen he actually asked a homeless man what line of business he was in! Lovely to hear Carol and yes the children matter greatly 👍

Carol im glad u have strong views we need people like u to speak up for us.

At two schools, I was always in the top 5 in English and the bottom 5 in maths (math in the US). Basic arithmetic was taught quite well, and remains useful to me. If only those of us baffled by equations and trigonometry had had a champion like Carol Vorderman. As for Sunak, he is Johnson in everything but name. Same as the old boss...

Carol is a wise person and has nailed it, basic numeracy is so important for all children!

Carol Vorderman calls it out for what it is.

Finally someone sane speaking! I have known Carol since my childhood and I'm glad she is around

Thank you Carol for pointing out the problems in teaching today, it is like a breath of fresh air to hear your opinion on how our children are being disregarded at all levels.

NHS going down faster than the titanic... and Rishi's excuse is 'more maths until you're 18' is disgusting. Nurses are literally crying in their cars after 12-15 hour shifts

Carol talks so much sense. She has risen in my estimation.

Ah Carol. You were always my darling but I never knew this social conscience side of you, and I have nothing but the greatest respect for it.

Bless You carol. Anyone wanting to help our children is top class in my book.❤✌

One of the few celebrities speaking up & being honest about what’s happening in the UK

It absolutely amazes me that 16yr olds leave school ready to enter the workplace but have never been taught in school about income tax,national insurance etc. Yes as a parent it was my responsibility to ensure my son and daughters know about such things but finding out they hadn't even been given a basic understanding of it at school shocked myself and my wife. As the wonderful Carol said,real world numeracy skills need to be taught.

Well said Carol ....👍

Thank you Carlol I have been saying this for a long time children need to know the basics off maths first that will impact there lives the most if they want to aspire to greater things it will happen , Carlol the voice of reason 😀

As a guy who has to take off my socks and shoes to count beyond ten, Carol’s words impressed me no end. Not often you hear a lady fessing up to her age and I wish that shower we refer to as politician’s had half her honesty. She is a wonderful combination of both brains and beauty.

Its crazy we don't teach kids about mortgage, loans, basic economics, its all the vast majority need. She is so on point here.

What a great presentation by Ms. Vordeman. Nice to finally see someone who is truly a leader in the struggles of Great Britain.

Well said Carol 😊 I would vote for you to be PM 😘

Wasn’t expecting that! Respect to Carol for living in the real world.

Well done Carol. Says what the entire nation is thinking. It’s about time everyone woke up, stuck together and downed tools until we get a government we want.

Love ya Carol, thank you for this.

I'm a Canadian of the 1960 vintage. And I hear Carol on the point. - There's too many that forget what has already happened.

I briefly met Carol at a 10 Downing St reception for STEM ambassadors from around the country, way back in Tony Blair's premiership. She remains among the friendliest, nicest and most passionate people I have ever met.

I have dyscalculia and Carol Vorderman's workbooks (when I was growing up) are one of the only reasons I have any concept of numbers at all. I was regularly in panicked tears during maths lessons at school and would have found it incredibly hard to carry on with it post-16. Great to hear her opinions on this. There are huge problems in this country and post-16 maths isn't really in the top 10 is it.

Keep going on this Carol, it "the corruption" all needs to come out!

I thought I heard Carol just agree with exactly what Rishy said about better numeracy helping people with practical aspects such as managing their finances, and securing the best mortgages and savings rates. This is sorely needed in our education system.

My respect for Carol Vorderman has gone up tenfold!

I'm so glad people like Carol are speaking out!! Morals hasn't left our society and she is saying what ppl are thinking. ... why aren't they in prison!!!

Carol is great she's brilliant to watch and listen too. 👍

An impressive contribution from Carol. Well said!

Brilliant and congratulations Carol!! I agree with every word...you've hit the nail on the head. When will this government look at the needs of children. We have not all had public school educations. It's a different academic world for most of us.

Go carol, don't hold back,we need more celebrities telling it as it is.👏👏👏♥️

“Are we in a parallel universe?” A question I ask myself every day Carol.

Carol so proud of u for taking to us all about what was said. More pressing issues to solve in this country at the moment.

I’m someone who judged the book by its cover.. How wrong I was to do that. Carol Vorderman has just spoken how we all are thinking etc. Wow.. What a fantastic honest human being.

Excellent, Carol - thankyou for speaking out about this. Kids don't need more maths lessons - the Tories need reality lessons (or better still, they should just take themselves and their cretinous enablers and leap off a cliff and allow us to get back to a life of reality)

A very compelling and passionate interview, Thank you.

I fancied Carol when I was young and she gets better with age. What an elegant, attractive and intelligent lady. 😍

Well said, Carol!

Gotta be honest, I’ve never paid any attention to Vorderman before but I will in future. She seems eminently sensible, down to earth and in touch with the British public. Shame the same can’t be said for the government.

I've always thought she is a kind person. She would be a model teacher because she has fun with maths. Children need fun.

I used to be a TA working specifically with young people who suffer with learning disabilities and this lady did not say one wrong word. Our system is flawed in so many ways and it is genuinely frightening. Can I just say respectfully I still have a schoolboy crush on Carol and as always thank to the team at LBC keep doing what you do best 👍

Well said Carol! Nice to see someone in the celeb world with great empathy and morality. And above all common scence :)

what a legend Carol is - well said beautiful, thanks for reaching out and telling MSM exactly what the country is thinking - your a star!!

You are amazing Carol! We need more people like you. Outstanding effort during lockdown, they should put you and Martin Lewis in charge of economics and maths in education! Rishi is so out of touch its unreal, the public have been asleep to let the tories go on for so long, there's no other way to look at it.

Fantastic from Carol superb stuff 👏

Well done Carol, well said. I was born in 61 and share many of your practical ideas re Maths! Yes, its important yo know practical maths because it empowers children and adults alike. You don't need to have the grasp that the lovely Carol has unless, as she pointed out ,it is going to be intrinsic to you're chosen career. I am also with her in not following a particular party at present, they are all appalling in every sense and I am now a completely disillusioned voter.

Countdown was never the same without her. A beautiful national treasure.

Carol Vorderman. Who knew? A Goddess! Full of expertise, intelligence and -what is sadly lacking elsewhere COMMON SENSE! I’m a new fan. She totally gets what so manyvORDINARY people thought about that pathetic, redid speech! Thank you Carol!

He should sort out the free school meals debacle first as I'm sure an empty belly does more damage to learning, than not getting a slightly better grade in maths.

Oh! how refreshingly sensible and genuinely empathic. Respect to you Carol Vorderman

Carol Is a breath of fresh air Honest clear precise .

Thank you Carol for breaking cover in this👏

Well said Carol, especially regarding the nom-dom status. It's not illegal because they have no desire to make it so all his rich mates benefit from the same loophole and it will never be fixed because their greed for money outweighs their concerns for us ordinary people.

Well done carol, talking sense what most people think. Cracking pair too

A round of applause for carol! Go girl ✊🏼

Full marks Carol, how plainly and beautifully you explained your ideas and views❤

Thank you LBC for broadcasting Carol's views .Personally , i didn't know she was so normal and down to earth. Made my day.

Happy New Year Carol, and Everyone. 💃👍🙏❤️🙏

Love Carol such passion for a subject I’ve always dreaded 😂

This reminds me of my first day learning to drive, the instructor said "I can teach you to drive a car in 1 day, but to teach you to pass will take weeks", kids NEED the BASICS of maths, and see its value and they'll realise that it is worthwhile. Bugeting, loans, etc. great life skills.

Should get Carol in as Chancellor, someone who understands numbers and can produce workings out to back up and support her conclusion, which is something Osbourne, Hammond, Javid, Sunak, Zahawi & Kwarteng struggled to do!

As Ms Vorderman says, the CSE was a practical qualification. I did what was called CSE "Everyday Mathematics" until 16, and it has served me well 40+ years later.

Well done Carol 👏🏽

She absolutely hits the nail on the head with "when does polical negligence become criminal". There needs to legal implications.

Well spoken, Carol. Admirable sentiments. Head and shoulders above most politicians. While it is obviously desirable for children to become more numerate and confident in areas that will make life easier for them, like dealing with savings, loans, mortgages, etc., I think one of the most important things every child needs to understand upon leaving school is that today, the pound in their pocket is backed by nothing more than "full faith and confidence". A confidence trick, one might say. And that every billion pounds the government conjures up out of thin air to bail out their banker friends, to virtue-signal, or to fund some vote-catching scheme dilutes the spending power of everyone's hard-earned savings and pensions, so that over the course of a lifetime people's wealth is surreptitiously stolen from them through inflation. We were never taught any of this in school, but I do believe that if every school-leaver truly understood the difference between a fiat currency - backed by nothing - and real money (gold, silver, or in the broader sense commodities and hard assets) there would be greater financial discipline, increased scrutiny of politicians' spending, greater demands for accountability, and overall, less moral corruption than we have today.

Well said Carol and every word is so true well done 👍👍

Sunak was CEO of Moderna in 2013, and now he's PM has gave moderna a 500million contract surprise surprise !

As a multi skilled engineer of 27 years, I can say with all honesty is that you don't need to be some sort of maths genius to get by in this vocation. There are some very basic laws which you use over and over but you learn these doing your vocational training, and 90% of what you learn, you never use again. What Sunak doesn't take into account is that we all have the most powerful educator in our pockets. If I want to calculate something which I've forgotten the formulae to because I learned it 20 odd years ago, I just Google it.

Studying numeracy isn’t the same as learning life skills such as understanding every day finance and learning to set yourself up financially for later in life..