This committee-written report echoes has some concerns similar to that the of US for education. The UK problems are echo of those seen elsewhere. Mathematics is required for that competitive edge in technology. Mathematics mastery is further seen as a basis for the mastery of reasoning skills. There is also a comment about use or misuse of mathematical methods without an comprehension of the conditions limiting their validity.
False conclusions are possible. .
A UK bent. The review recommends the book to admission officers. Most likely the book does not warn would be mathematics professors of the surplus of college faculty members 1970 to 2000 in college level instruction. Two or more sides of the mathematics education question are indicated here. Good-Bye Descartes .