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• AS politicians wrestle with the thorny problems of devising fair exam results, there’s much sanctimonious talk about level playing fields.

I am sorry to have to tell you that these have all long gone, mostly flogged off to speculators to develop luxury homes and make their millions.

Nowadays the pitch is invariably on a steep slope. Oh, and there’s no changing ends at half-time…

CT MARKS,
NW5