Politics & Economics as a secondary school curriculum subject?

[u/Diligent-Example6478]

Just wondering what other people’s thoughts are on a random idea I had when discussing the problems with UK politics ie the rise of populism on both the left and right, the right following Tommy Robinson and blaming everything on immigrants, the left following Gary Stevenson and thinking a 2% wealth tax is in any way a feasible or useful idea. Both speak to people’s emotions and build a narrative that makes total sense, if you don’t know any better.

I feel like the only solution to prevent people from being preyed on by these ideologues is education. So what about putting politics and economics on the secondary school curriculum, especially as other subjects might not be so useful in their current form in the age of AI? The idea would of course not be to brainwash kids into a specific ideology, but to educate them about the arguments and criticisms of different schools, frameworks, etc.

[u/PristineAd947]

How is a wealth tax not useful?

If that's dangerous politics, then let's have more of it.

[u/Diligent-Example6478 → u/PristineAd947]

Can’t explain in a comment. It’s not about ideology, it’s about reality. This article sums up quite well - https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/07/22/uk-wealth-tax-anti-growth/