The shaming of Jason Arday
A young man has died. Where was the possibility of absolution?
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The fall of Jason Arday
What does the response to his public disgrace tell us about Britain?
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A dream of Cambridge
The university’s place in the public imagination is as illusory as Jason Arday’s academic credentials
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Jason Arday is Cambridge’s problem
My university must reject the racist narrative that this is the tip of the iceberg
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Who’s to blame for Jason Arday?
Arday isn’t a victim or a crook, but the product of a broken system
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Beer and sandwiches: At the Mill in Cambridge
This column is our weekly pub review, written by pintsmen, women and children across the nation. Suggestions to letters@newstatesman.co.uk
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This column is our weekly pub review, written by pintsmen, women and children across the nation. Suggestions to letters@newstatesman.co.uk
By Beer and sandwiches: At the Granta, Cambridge
This column is our weekly pub review, written by pintsmen, women and children across the nation. Suggestions to letters@newstatesman.co.uk
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Mrs Thatcher’s bastards
In her centenary year, Maggie’s political and intellectual heirs still yearn for the smack of firm leadership.
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The curse of the Oxbridge reject
As offers and rejections go out across the country, Britain needs to learn that Oxford and Cambridge are just universities.
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On the Oxbridge barricade
Pro-Palestinian protesters at British universities are obscuring their own message.
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Martin Rees: “This could be our last century on Earth”
The astrophysicist and Astronomer Royal reflects on the threats facing humanity.
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Learning for its own sake is lovely, but that’s not all university is for
I’m sure Cambridge University teaches many skills, but the real career boost comes from “Cambridge” being on your CV.
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It’s not Oxbridge or nothing
Elitist institutions hold us back from real equality.
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Jonathan Bate: “To me, Shakespeare is the great enabler”
How the acclaimed critic made his journey to popular writing, finds solace in Shakespeare, and took revenge on Cambridge.
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