This "Poll of the Day" article invites readers to weigh in on whether criticism directed at Professor Jason Arday, a Cambridge academic, has been racially motivated, as he has claimed. The question follows a wider row over Arday, who faced a university investigation into alleged plagiarism and has since quit his post, with related coverage noting he was accused of passing off a Rafael Nadal quote as his own.

The row also touched on press conduct, with the Metropolitan Police's chief admitting the force should not have investigated a journalist who had questioned the professor over the plagiarism allegations. The Daily Mail piece itself is a simple poll format, prompting readers to give their own verdict on whether the backlash against Arday stemmed from racial bias rather than legitimate scrutiny of his academic conduct.