LETTER : Today's A-levels fail to make the grade

From Mr Chris Charles

Sir: My son has achieved five grade 'A' passes in the recent A-level examinations. I would suggest that if our politicians put in the hours of work that he - and his friends - did in order to obtain these results, there would be a startling improvement in the affairs of the country.

Yours sincerely,

Chris Charles

Cheadle, Staffordshire