Cohen's review, that you link to, is rubbish.

He doesn't even start talking about Henderson until half way though - there is a whole pile of pointless journalese lead-in, as though he had the text lying around and wanted to use it up.

> We are stuck in permanent intellectual decline...

Not this ridiculous "'ee, it were all better in t' old days" nonsense again?

> Henderson's conclusion that we need to abolish A-levels and introduce a baccalaureate system that would compel sixth formers to take at least one science subject.

Which is again, twaddle. If you want to force people to study at least one science subject at A level then you don't rip up A-levels you just, err, force them to study one science subject. Its a stupid idea, though.