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Article: SO, THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A GREAT BRITON,IS IT?
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- Daily Mail (London)
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- October 22, 2002
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Byline: STEPHEN GLOVER
NOT A week goes by without the Government congratulating itself on its success in raising educational standards. It says it so often that even the most sceptical may be persuaded. If you believe ministers, we are producing a super-race of highly educated world beaters who will give the French, Germans and Japanese an extremely hard run for their money.
Every year, improved GCSE and A-level results are held out as further proof that our schools are turning out more and more students who have enjoyed a first-class education.
Those who wonder whether there has not been grade inflation, or ask whether public examinations were ...