So. Farewell then Jason Arday. The 37-year-old lackademic has tonight resigned his post at Cambridge University – the latest chapter in a remarkable life that, according to talks he has given, has seen him overcome a raft of challenges. But it seems being at the centre of a self-induced media fire storm was just a challenge too far, amid a deluge of questions about Arday’s past claims. His resignation comes after the university announced he was to face a new investigation into his qualifications and career. A classic of the ‘you can’t fire me, I quit’ genre…

Arday’s statement is a 600-word classic of the ‘whiny, self-pitying’ genre. He bemoans how:

The years since my appointment have also been marked by an unrelenting level of........

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