Merit triumphs over race-based social engineering. The Jason Arday scandal reaffirms this

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It is ironic to think there is a massive lesson to be learnt from the Jason Arday controversy when you consider it centres around the failure of an academic institution – in this case, one of Britain's most famous: Cambridge University.

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Thankfully, it appears he has at least learnt a couple of lessons himself: if you seem to be telling ridiculously tall tales, especially by your work, then it is best to resign.And it is probably best to cancel the book tour outlining many of those far-fetched stories featuring in your forthcoming, presumably part-fictional, autobiography for fear of looking a little foolish – something else Arday seems to have now done.However, we must change our outlook as a society if we are ever going to live in a true meritocracy while genuinely celebrating achievements from those whose backgrounds differ.

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But I also believe the way we are currently going about it could...

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