Jason Arday found dead today.

But it wasn't just about the university was it, he was in the public eye, was about to release a book, had done numerous public interviews, etc.

I have been reading about his life - he was indeed a troubled soul.

The media got on board with something that was essentially an internal university issue - questions about plagiarism are I am sure a part of regular academic scrutiny in the university sector without a media pile-on.

His case came to media attention because of the colour of his skin, his youth and his unusual route to his professorship.

The university is planning to review the appointment process .
The media do tend to present things in black and white - people are all good or all bad, and their hounding of individuals in search of sales and clicks is not acceptable.

This young man may indeed have had failings in relation to his academic performance but it is not a subject for public vilification. It is an internal matter for the university.

I worked on a magazine for some years and there were instances where I had to stand up to the editor for ghoulishly pursuing sensationalism where a reasoned analysis was needed.

A troubled individual indeed.

Plevey08

Your honesty and acknowledgement that people are fallible Fallingstar shows your inner strength.

Thanks for that

I think public executions were dreadful and the state had ultimate responsibility. But the crowds that chose to witness them and cheered were not blameless

greyfur16

How bizarre to lay into somebody then feign concern whem tragedy strikes.

Agreed!

It’s sickening actually.

Grief brings strong feelings up. It will touch many.

Your honesty and acknowledgement that people are fallible Fallingstar shows your inner strength.

Galaxy

Crikey. Thanks. I dont know what to say to that. I can only cope with people shouting at me
Look this will be weaponised by both 'sides' and none of it will help is probably my view.

Who cares ?

Crikey. Thanks. I dont know what to say to that. I can only cope with people shouting at me
Look this will be weaponised by both 'sides' and none of it will help is probably my view.

Galaxy

Thats a nice thing to say. I think!

Indeed it is - I have a fantasy GN meet up list and you’re deffo on itt -especially your position on identity politics. I need a shake up on that. But basically you sound intellectually honest along with a few others

25Avalon

Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first build up. He should never have been appointed by Cambridge University who feted him as their poster boy of DEI without doing due diligence. Then it unravelled and they pulled the rug from under him. He was better off where he was before . We don’t know if this was suicide. If it was it could be that he didn’t intend the outcome and it was a cry for help, although more likely fuelled by despair. Where was he to go from here.

We don't know whether anyone at Cambridge offered some kind of MH support or stood by his side or not, do we? Wrong to assume, not. he may have turned help away from pride.

No, they made a mistake, but I would think it was the subsequent 'pile on' that affected him.

All the academics (and not just at Cambridge) who so willingly deceived themselves about his credentials - because they were enslaved by wokery - are surely the at least half responsible for this.

I am shocked and incredibly saddened.

Tuliptree

Galaxy -when I read ins of your posts I want to have an indepth discussion with you.

Did you mean that to sound like a threat Tuliptree?

Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first build up. He should never have been appointed by Cambridge University who feted him as their poster boy of DEI without doing due diligence. Then it unravelled and they pulled the rug from under him. He was better off where he was before . We don’t know if this was suicide. If it was it could be that he didn’t intend the outcome and it was a cry for help, although more likely fuelled by despair. Where was he to go from here.

Aldom

Sorry to hear of a death FGT, but who is Jason Arday please?

The news and papers have been full of him - have you been away??

Thats a nice thing to say. I think!

Galaxy -when I read ins of your posts I want to have an indepth discussion with you.

The sanctimonious pile on on GN was pretty unedifying

And where do you go with that. Should people not discuss the salt path couple or actually even Caroline flack (allegations of domestic violence), I always found the narrative around Caroline flack deeply worrying but it was almost impossible to say that.

valdali

No,TT, but what is simpler, if he hadn't been placed in that position, this probably wouldn't have happened.
If there had been no thread on Gransnet, the sad outcome would likely have been the same.

That’s absolutely true but there is the cumulative effect plus a fundamental lack of caring

No,TT, but what is simpler, if he hadn't been placed in that position, this probably wouldn't have happened.
If there had been no thread on Gransnet, the sad outcome would likely have been the same.

Galaxy

I knew without a doubt the suicide would be weaponised as it was with Caroline Flack. Those who placed this man in this position hold quite a lot of responsibility.

And so do those who piled on with relish including on here, you know very well things are not so simple or unidimensional