Are UK Universities Too Focused on Social Engineering?

Universities should place ability above social engineering
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2022/08/16/universities-should-place-ability-social-engineering/
 
Hard work used to get you into university – today that couldn't be further from the truth
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/08/16/hard-up-child-who-got-cambridge-repulsed-todays-social-engineering/
 
Britain’s great university scam can’t be allowed to destroy another generation
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/15/britains-great-university-scam-cant-allowed-destroy-another/

Around 60,000 fewer A and A* grades have been awarded this year as the Government tries to clamp down on record grade inflation
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/18/level-results-2022-university-places-students-clearing/