There are moments in politics where opinion reaches a critical mass and Estelle Morris may have fuelled that this morning by announcing an inquiry not just into what went wrong with this year's A-level grades but into the whole question of whether A-levels are "not what they used to be".

BBC: Thursday 19 September

What went wrong: Those seemingly pure intentions have been called into question recently, as the voting system appeared uneven.

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