If Meritocracy Is Sacred, Apply the Fucking Thing Consistently

Something is rotten in how Britain distributes humiliation. Jason Arday faced scrutiny not merely as an academic, but as evidence against people who resembled him.

I cannot get Jason Arday out of my head tonight.

And I am angry.

Not performatively angry. Not social-media angry. Not angry because I need to belong to some political tribe and Jason Arday has suddenl…