In the Commons as a whole 110 of 645 MPs have a BSc or equivalent; … Even this figure exaggerates the scientific competence of the Commons: it includes many social science graduates and arts degrees that carry a BSc, such as those from the LSE.
Once upon a time the social science degrees from the University of London were distinguished from ‘straight’ science degrees, for example BSc(Econ). I do not know when this disappeared, & any way the LSE (though still, it seems, one of the federation of 19 self-governing Colleges in the University) has had its own degree awarding powers since July 2008.
Mark Henderson’s lament could be seen as sour grapes or condescension, though A level maths is a requirement these days (alas) for Economics
And just to rub the noses of the poor unloved economists further into the dust, this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics has gone to two social scientists: “Economists want this to be an economists’ prize”
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