I think most of us understood the story

And his skin colour was utterly irrelevant to him being exposed.
He lied and lied again, a once respected institution failed him, themselves are probably more importantly the students he was utterly unqualified to tutor.
The scale of the deception and the scale of the institutional failings are what made this story so big.

Posted By: JoeyDeacon on August 14th 2026 at 21:41:32

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Jason Arday found dead (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:08:04
- But you were part of the problem as were many. (General Chat) - footymadman, Aug 14, 22:21:03
  - I found the whole story baffling (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:32:24
  - Universities hiring based on skin colour (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 22:26:03
    - Of his death. Right! (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 22:36:56
      - Media circus (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 22:48:28
      - I'd actually say unhinged too (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 14, 22:43:32
        
        Says the fella who doesnt support norwich (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:00:31
        
        Relevant much! 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 23:05:22
        
        blub (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 22:49:18
- Well done humanity, big clap at getting what you wanted (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 14, 21:27:21
- Fucking awful. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:22:23
  - All sides. The one that enabled him (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 21:38:43
    - Haha. But not the media and the right for hounding him, of course. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:44:54
      - Oh they played their part , equally when the media asked questions (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 22:06:46
    - Centre. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:43:05
  - For calling out his lies? (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:26:12
  - Himself? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:23:43
    - Yup. Definitely that simple. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:26:56
      - You would have been disappointed if somebody hadn’t replied (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:28:18
        
        Everyone involved. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:35:25
        
        I think most of us understood the story (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:41:32
        
        His skin colour is absolutely central. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:51:57
        
        It depends on whether your view of people is dictated by skin colour I guess (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:54:50
        
        It’s a matter of fact (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:01:19
        
        And the truth should come out.. (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 22:11:10
        
        A return to meritocracy is very much required (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:30:04
        
        Meritocracy. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:37:35
        
        Meritocracy based on pure ability (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:40:35
        
        No such thing. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:43:15
        
        socioeconomic level rather than class (n/m) (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 14, 22:52:36
        
        Yup. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:17:39
        
        but otherwise, 100% agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 14, 22:52:53
        
        A stable family whether rich or poor is more important that money (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:46:50
        
        Show me the stats for that. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:49:54
        
        What is your background out of interest? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:52:11
        
        Not relevant. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:54:23
        
        Ah defensive response (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:56:40
        
        Entirely your deflection to be fair (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 23:03:52
        
        I am asking him a question in good faith too (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:09:24
        
        Yeah being white British is so tough (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 14, 23:12:57
        
        Who says I’m white? (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:19:40
        
        Here we go... (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:16:04
        
        what? it's a massive advantage and if you think not (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 14, 23:18:07
        
        More nuance to it than that (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:28:08
        
        Nope. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:58:20
        
        I’m trying to understand where you are coming from (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:00:40
        
        Way off. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:05:09
        
        Personal (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:10:44
        
        Ah. Ok. None at all. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:14:13
        
        Personal experience and my view of life and people I’ve encountered (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:11:24
        
        Which is why you are a twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:14:55
        
        Ah ok insult me then posh boy (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:24:06
        
        Well… (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:27:47
        
        There’s stats and there’s selective stats! (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:31:26
        
        Give me yours. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:33:39
        
        I’ll tell you what you tell me your background first (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:36:28
        
        Pathetic. No evidence at all. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:42:06
        
        Honestly (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:50:05
        
        Good night. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:49:00
        
        Public sector (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:01:32
        
        Nope. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:09:39
        
        100% (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:02:24
        
        ^ from the 1950s (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 14, 22:48:54
        
        Snakebite a nasty little shit (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:29:07
        
        Awful stuff. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:38:00
        
        Good old autocorrect (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:39:52
    - Come on. You're better than that. It's about proportion. (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 21:25:20
      - It was to provoke a reaction (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:26:54
        
        Agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 21:27:22
- Awful news (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:21:22
- Oh ffs,imo he was used as a distraction,then spat out.it's (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 20:44:17
  - 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:46:14
  - How are you mate? Good to see you back (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:45:33
    - Not vad b7d ,yourself? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 20:46:04
      - Yeah plodding along as always! (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:46:46
        
        Abit atm but it's only because i sometimes take peptides, (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 21:03:07
        
        Christ sorry to hear that! (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:13:31
      - Bad,bud! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 20:46:18
- Terribly sad (n/m) (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, Aug 14, 20:43:50
- Absolutely tragic (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 14, 20:37:37
- Killed by the hyenas (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:27:57
  - Modern day Diane Abbott (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 14, 21:30:15
  - Killed by those who didn’t scrutinise the bullshit (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:29:17
    - People took huge pleasure from his downfall (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:36:09
      - He used his ethnicity to stop the questions.. (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 20:37:13
        
        No question. (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:45:48
- sad ....... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 14, 20:17:53
- What a dreadful, wretched mess (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 14, 20:17:09
- Wow. Failed by the system that enabled him. (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 20:12:58
  - Failed by very many people, in many way, for many years (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 14, 20:20:54
- Very sad, but not unexpected after the backlash (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 14, 20:09:37
  - Yes it is sad (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:12:28
    - Really sad, and grim the way the right revelled in the whole thing (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:21:52
      - Ah yes we only call out right of centre people who make fools of themselves (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:37:20
        
        Yeah yeah, keep going (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:41:14
        
        I have no guilt for his death why should I? (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:43:30
    - Trying to live up to others expectations always ends badly. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 14, 20:37:53
      - Being comfortable in your own skin is priceless (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:45:10
        
        Stop. Just fucking stop. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:23:33
        
        Idiot (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:33:33
      - Fuck em (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 14, 20:43:49
        
        Save that until tomorrow when we're 0-1 down Jumbers. ;) Nah, 3-0 win. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 14, 20:56:56

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