Outside the system

The Arday Affair

Beyond Spectators: Following the American Money that Funded the Hate Against Jason Arday

How a well-connected think tank has helped bring culture wars to the UK. Nafeez Ahmed and Suha Kidwai report

Michael Gove called Arday a ‘serially misleading individual’ ALAMY

The media firestorm ignited by allegations of serial plagiarism against Jason Arday had severe criticism of DEI at its centre – ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ schemes that many commentators used to attack Arday’s position as Professor of Sociology of Education at Cambridge University.

Referred to as ‘EDI’ in the UK, such schemes are predominantly a feature of American public policy through affirmative action.

Money Talks

Adam Bienkov explores what the downfall of Reform senior advisor James Orr means for the future viability of the Nigel Farage project
Adam Bienkov

Nathan Cofnas and America’s Protection for Anti-Black Racism

The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department. It reveals a wider ideology of ‘injustice as illusion’. Karam Bales reports
Karam Bales