There has always been comments, every time exam results are published that exams are getting easier. Well you don’t now need to take other people’s word for it, you can decide for yourself. The National Library of Scotland are putting examples of past papers up on their website: although I am not sure how comprehensive the list will be.
There is a great blog post by Fiona Laing the Official Publications Curator for the National Library of Scotland.
Let me know how you score!