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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Michael Segalov

Friday briefing: What the Jason Arday row reveals about equality in modern Britain

Jason Arday stands with arms crossed against colourful stained glass windows
Jason Arday has now resigned after continued revelations about the veracity of some of his claims. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

Good morning. Instinct told me we should avoid this story. Europe is on fire, Gaza is besieged and Donald Trump remains in control of the world’s largest nuclear arsenal.

Allegations against British sociologist Jason Arday of CV-zhuzhing and plagiarism in his PhD thesis (“An exploration of peer-mentoring among student teachers’ to inform reflective practice within the context of action research”) felt rather parochial by comparison.

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