Explainers on maths that matters, and perspectives on why civic education needs to change. Written to be understood, and shared.
Every year, governments publish thousands of pages of budget documents. Most people never read them. But the decisions inside, who gets funded, who gets cut, shape daily life. Here’s how to navigate them, even without an economics degree.
Read the article →We teach young people about rights and responsibilities, but rarely about the statistics that underpin every policy decision. That needs to change.
It’s the most cited number in political debate. But what does growth actually mean for wages, housing, or climate? The maths, plainly explained.
What happens when you ask a group of 18-year-olds to analyse their city’s budget? A practitioner’s account of running the first Civic Maths pilot.
Proportional representation, first-past-the-post, mixed systems. The maths behind how votes become seats, and what’s at stake.
Misleading graphs, cherry-picked data, percentage tricks. A guide to spotting statistical manipulation in the news.
Formal schooling has structural limits. Youth work doesn’t. An argument for why this approach belongs outside the classroom.