Bosses behind the Government's High Speed Two project were recently given a remarkable slap down at the hands of a nine-year-old boy scout in Parliament over the projects spiraling costs.
Alex Rukin, from Kenilworth in Warwickshire, told a committee of MPs the people behind the multi-billion pound project had displayed "really really bad" maths and offered to help with the sums himself.
The young campaigner outlined an alleged £7 billion black hole in cost estimates for the rail project, adding when challenged over his own mathematical abilities: "I got 93 per cent in my last maths test."
Alex's mature appearance - he is believed to be one of the youngest people ever to address Parliament - won plaudits from MPs and spectators alike.
But could you match the youngster's mathematical ability?
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