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Young Prodigy Advices British Government On Finance?
Posted by adhityaen,
29 August 2010
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Oscar Shelby is like any seven year old just build up like any other child. But with his exceptional mathematical skill he has already completed A*which is normally done by kids double his age. Now it's reported that with his exceptional skills he has taken a chance to advice the Chancellor of the Exchequer on national finance.
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Seven-year-old Briton advises government on finances
London: A seven-year-old maths prodigy, who became the youngest Briton to gain the top grade in GCSE maths, now advises the government on the country's finances, a media report said Sunday. Oscar Selby, who last week got an A* at less than half the age at which most pupils take the exam, has demonstrated a new talent - advising the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the nation's finances, Daily Mail reported on its website.
Oscar took a break from building sandcastles on holiday Saturday to urge George Osborne to cut taxpayer funding to the banks and ask for cash they have borrowed to be paid back. Asked how he would tackle Britain's biggest maths problem - the £170.8-billion budget deficit - he advocated raising taxes and creating jobs.
In a 'manifesto' showing a populist touch, he also suggested more spending on care for the elderly and natural disasters such as Pakistan's floods. Oscar, from Epsom in Surrey, who attends Stamford Green Primary School but supplemented his maths skills at Hertfordshire-based tutors Ryde Teaching Services, said: "I would stop the banks from getting so much money and maybe ask them to pay some back."
Speaking from a beach on the Isle of Man, where he is on holiday with his family, he said: "Maybe (George Osborne) could spend some money in overseas countries. There are some places where people have nothing and they are very poor living without food or water. It could go to Pakistan where there are lots of floods."
Turning to the 2.4 million unemployed, he said: "I'd make some more places to go to work. I don't know what jobs people could do, but just any jobs. Good jobs, jobs the country needs." Perhaps thinking about his own grandparents, he also suggested that more could be done to help the elderly.
London: A seven-year-old maths prodigy, who became the youngest Briton to gain the top grade in GCSE maths, now advises the government on the country's finances, a media report said Sunday. Oscar Selby, who last week got an A* at less than half the age at which most pupils take the exam, has demonstrated a new talent - advising the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the nation's finances, Daily Mail reported on its website.
Oscar took a break from building sandcastles on holiday Saturday to urge George Osborne to cut taxpayer funding to the banks and ask for cash they have borrowed to be paid back. Asked how he would tackle Britain's biggest maths problem - the £170.8-billion budget deficit - he advocated raising taxes and creating jobs.
In a 'manifesto' showing a populist touch, he also suggested more spending on care for the elderly and natural disasters such as Pakistan's floods. Oscar, from Epsom in Surrey, who attends Stamford Green Primary School but supplemented his maths skills at Hertfordshire-based tutors Ryde Teaching Services, said: "I would stop the banks from getting so much money and maybe ask them to pay some back."
Speaking from a beach on the Isle of Man, where he is on holiday with his family, he said: "Maybe (George Osborne) could spend some money in overseas countries. There are some places where people have nothing and they are very poor living without food or water. It could go to Pakistan where there are lots of floods."
Turning to the 2.4 million unemployed, he said: "I'd make some more places to go to work. I don't know what jobs people could do, but just any jobs. Good jobs, jobs the country needs." Perhaps thinking about his own grandparents, he also suggested that more could be done to help the elderly.
via: Prodigy Advices UK Chancellor
