The fall of Jason Arday: Cambridge’s woke poster boy or smear campaign victim?

6. august 2026 · 55m

In this episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg dissect the downfall of Professor Jason Arday following his resignation from Cambridge University in the wake of plagiarism allegations and unverified CV claims. They speak to Professor Kehinde Andrews on the accusations Prof Arday faces and whether the intense scrutiny represents a racially-motivated smear campaign or a genuine concern for academic integrity.

Tim and Jacob also discuss the wider state of Britain’s political parties, following the fallout from the Conservative Party’s controversial selection of former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a local council candidate and The Telegraph’s report on Wes Streeting accepting funds tied to disgraced crypto figure Sam Bankman-Fried. The pair ask: has over-regulation destroyed political judgment, or are today’s politicians simply worse than their predecessors?

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