Dear Suella Braverman KC

I don’t take particularly kindly to a failing politician misquoting me on a national platform. Maybe since your comprehension skills seemed to be compromised, you wouldn’t pass the SQE yourself? 

Nowhere in the petition did I claim that the exam was “too hard”. I’m not a wet lettuce for Christ sakes.

Suella, I suggest you don your reading spectacles and place your thinking cap firmly on and re-read. Yes, the SQE is disproportionately challenging. And why? Let me break it down for you: 

1.  The SRA refuses to publish past papers therefore, candidates cannot adequately prepare 
2. The cost of the exams is extortionate (speaking of the NY bar, that costs $250 for domestic candidates and $750 for foreign), the SQE costs £4,760
3. The SRA refuses to consider academic appeals (but they always get the marking spot on, right?)
4. The total cost of appeal is £1,200 
5. Candidates are denied access water during the exam
6. The questions do not align with practice 

I am somewhat disappointed that a KC could not identify the more nuanced points made within the petition. However, I guess that comes with the territory of using the penniless youth trying hard to succeed in your political point scoring. 

Yours sincerely, 

A snowflake x