Not getting any arguments from me. Don't agree with how they've gone about solving this problem, but it's their train set, not mine.
They did the same thing way back when I sat mine... the time allowed for some exams magically increased by half hour due to the number of people failing.
It's been interesting the further I got in to the industry. Certainly noticed a huge number of pilot's spending more time trying to work out how to cheat, rather than learning the content. With everything from where answers could be hidden, to which exam centers were less likely to check what you brought in. Very disappointing to be honest and obviously a large problem for the regulator if they've decided to shake things up in such a massive way.