I think it’s really unfair that many people are saying how easy current A-levels are by just looking at the pass rate! We should not deny the effort that students have paid to gain their As (well it should be A* now, even). However, I will really struggle to find a method to define whether students are suitable for higher education? There will not be an universal method to see this. Politicians does not have the experience of the current education system, perhaps they should ask the people involved - teachers, students, university application officers etc., before they make any changes to our education system.