On his way to the university, Jim had to stop to charge his travel app. They now registered all apps with biometrics, and Jim’s would no longer work. He waited for such a long time that he missed the start of the faculty meeting. Jim arrived at the university to discover that Devi had appointed both Shaw and Murphy, and they were both there with their Unity ties and lapel badges. Everyone gave the Unity greeting at the beginning of the meeting except Jim, who was still sneaking in at the back, hoping no-one would notice him. “You may have heard,” Devi began, “That we will cut this term a little short to allow our students to take part in the Government’s ‘Work for Unity’ programme. We will require you to deliver your lectures until the end of the term if less than half of your students

