Inside Cambridge's Professor Arday scandal: why he didn't need to quit

In this episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Poppy `coburn discuss the saga surrounding Cambridge’s youngest black professor, Jason Arday, in the wake of his resignation following allegations of extensive plagiarism.Tim and Poppy also speak with Baroness Sharron Davies, the former Olympic swimmer and member of the House of Lords, following the enforcement of updated EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces. Davies expresses only “tempered joy” at the move, arguing that clear legal guidance comes far too late after years of institutional cowardice and corporate foot-dragging. Blasting the ongoing burden placed on female campaigners, Davies calls out ministers for forcing women to self-exclude or launch expensive crowdfunded legal challenges just to secure basic dignity, safeguarding, and biological reality in public life.We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorThe Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026Studio Operator: Meghan SearleProducers: Emma Williams and David LeveneVideo Producer: Will WaltersSocial Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Sharron Davies slams the delay in the guidance for providing single-sex public spacesTim and Poppy discuss the ongoing plagiarism saga surrounding Cambridge's youngest black professor, Dr Jason Arday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.