Ah, newspapers. They do love to hate. With exams it's always either "Exams are getting easier!" or "The educational system is failing!"

Both annoy me in equal measure. I'd like to see the writers of those frankly insulting articles take an exam, just to see if they're up to scratch, and in most cases to expose their own staggering hypocrisy. They seem to adore cheapening the achievements of students across the country.