The educational establishment, having long ago abandoned its traditional ethos, does not much care about the standard of education, so long as it is equal for all.

We must wake up to the reality that MPs don’t just want to stop a No Deal Brexit – they want to stop Brexit altogether.

Any government would be mad to go to the country during such a climate.

It would be a great shame if Scotland was to split from the UK based on the absurd perception of unfair treatment.

Low grade boundaries for A level exams result in students who answer almost half their papers incorrectly being awarded with the (supposedly) highly coveted A grade.

A “no-deal” exit is not the ideal Brexit scenario, but it is the default.

The EU’s biggest error was to be opposed to Britain exiting without a withdrawal agreement, but also doing nothing to make sure it left with one.

It used to be said that a set of British A levels was worth as much as a degree from an American university. One is now forced – despairingly – to question whether it is worth even the paper it is written on.