‘What about the arts?’: Simon Pegg calls Rishi Sunak ap***k and responds to the school’s new compulsory math syllabus in angry video
Simon Pegg took to social media this week to criticize Rishi Sunak’s new plan to make maths compulsory for students up to the age of 18.
The actor, 52, called the prime minister a ‘p***k’ as he shared a scathing tirade about the new initiative, asking: ‘What about the arts?’
And her comments have caught the attention of the public, with the star now trending number 2 on Twitter.
‘What about the arts?’: Simon Pegg caused a stir this week when he called Rishi Sunak an ap***k and responded to the Prime Minister’s new compulsory maths scheme for school pupils.
In a bid to combat high numeracy rates in the UK, Rishi declared this week that his new plan for all pupils in England will study some form of math until they are 18 years old.
But it was met with a wave of backlash, Hot Fuzz star Simon being one of many British citizens unhappy with the news.
Addressing his 691K Instagram followers, he told the camera: ‘So Rishi Sunak, our unelected and non-mandated prime minister, twice ousted, has decided that it should be compulsory for children to learn math up to the age of 18.
‘What the fuck! What about the arts and humanities, furthering this country’s incredible reputation for creativity and self-expression?’
New plan: In a bid to combat high rates of arithmetic in the UK, Rishi declared this week that his new plan for all pupils in England will study some form of math until they are 18.
Fury: Addressing his 691,000 Instagram followers, Simon told the camera: “So Rishi Sunak, our unelected and unmandated prime minister, twice ousted, decided that it should be compulsory for kids to learn math up to the age of 18 “.
He continued: ‘What’s up with that? What about kids who don’t want to do math? I hated math, I quit math as soon as I could and have never needed it more than the skill set I picked up at the age of 12.
But no, Rishi Sunak wants a fucking army of data entry robots. What an idiot, fuck the Tories. Get rid of them, please. F**k, f**k Rishi Sunak and f**k the Tories,’ Simon finished.
The video drew attention to the actor, as many took to Twitter to discuss their views, leading to his name ranking at number 2 on Twitter’s entertainment charts.
Angry: Simon concluded the scathing tirade with: “Get rid of them please. Fuck them, fuck Rishi Sunak and fuck the Tories.”
Trends! The video drew attention to the actor, as many took to Twitter to discuss his views, leading to his name trending at number 2 on Twitter’s entertainment charts.
Some agreed with Simon, writing ‘Simon Pegg is absolutely perfect here’ and ‘What a guy’, while others disagreed and supported Rishi’s new initiative.
The decision comes as around eight million adults in England have the numeracy skills of primary school children, according to government figures.
Currently, only about half of 16-19 year olds study mathematics in any way. The problem is particularly acute for disadvantaged students, 60% of whom do not have basic math skills by age 16.
Opinions: Some agreed with Simon, writing ‘Simon Pegg is absolutely perfect here’ and ‘What a guy’, while others disagreed and supported Rishi’s new initiative.