# BORIS JOHNSON: The Cambridge academics who cynically used and abused Jason Arday for their own selfish ends are the REAL racists here…

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/boris-johnson-the-cambridge-academics-who-cynically-used-and-abused-jason-arday-for-their-own-selfish-ends-are-the-real-racists-here/
- Published: 2026-08-08T14:48:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-08T15:04:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-16037181/BORIS-JOHNSON-Jason-Arday-fraud-academic.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Johnson says Cambridge should answer for alleged failures in appointing Arday.
- The column cites reported inconsistencies in Arday’s personal and professional claims.
- It argues Arday should be spared further public humiliation.

## Summary

Boris Johnson argues that the University of Cambridge bears greater responsibility than Jason Arday for allegedly failing to scrutinise his background before appointing and promoting him. He says academics may have used Arday’s story and identity for institutional purposes, while criticising the prospect of a memoir that could expose him to further public ridicule.

The column refers to reports that Arday resigned from his Cambridge professorship after questions about alleged plagiarism and claims in a book proposal concerning illness, achievements and honours. Johnson highlights apparent inconsistencies in accounts of Arday’s education, autism and endurance-running feats, but presents these as reasons Cambridge’s appointment process should have identified concerns earlier.

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