Daniel Butt

Midway Still at the Bullingdon in Oxford.

The Wedding Present at GuilFest.

Corn.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Oxford O2.

I appreciate it doesn't fit the rubric in various ways, but "Sumer is a Cumen-in" from the Wicker Man ticks a couple of boxes.

Richard Dawson at the Cowley Workers Social Club.

I wanted to be the Pope :(

THREE 5-year Lectureships in IR at Oxford.

One person will have expertise in Historical and Interpretive Methods; another in Qualitative Methods, and a third in Quantitative Methods

We're looking for people with substantive expertise in historical international relations, the IR of Africa...

All Souls College, University of Oxford is advertising a senior academic position in philosophy. Closing date: 19 September 2025. #PhilJobs, #Philosophy, @jowolff.bsky.social, @birchlse.bsky.social
www.asc.ox.ac.uk/senior-resea...

The Wealth of Freedom: Radical Republican Political Economy Abstract. What is an economy for? The republican tradition in political thought offers a compelling way of exploring this question. The economy is for the

What would an anti-oligarchic, republican economy look like? UBI? Wealth tax? Workplace democracy? Strong trade unions? Investment democracy? I explore a radical republican economics in my new book, 'The Wealth of Freedom', which is now out online. academic.oup.com/book/60075

Here is the first single from the new Haines/Buck album:'The Pink Floyd Research Group'.

mclusky at the Bully in November. excellent.

I remember having the do this for “copacetic” on account of Velocity Girl at pretty much exactly the same time.

Today’s purchase from the excellent Abbey Bookshop in Paris - the original edition of The Case of the Late Pig by Margery Allingham. (In better nick than the one on the Wikipedia entry! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cas... )

A copy of the new Stereolab album, "Instant Holograms on Metal Film", which has just come in the post.

Melodie Is Arrived ‪@stereolabgroop.bsky.social‬

Preoccupations at the Bully, courtesy of @divineschism.bsky.social

Appendix

Luxembourg, then Iceland, then Sweden for me. Data in appendix.

Coming in September and it is FANTASTIC.

OPEN LETTER: 100+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

I recently co-authored & circulated (with @polphilpod.bsky.social ) an open letter against Starmer’s anti-immigrant rules & rhetoric.

Over 100 of my UK-based colleagues signed it. Read the whole thing here:

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

If you’re an academic, researcher, or writer, sign this letter!

My new book, The Way Out, is now available for pre-order!

Written with my co-author Samuel Ritholtz, we ask what justice requires for LGBTQ refugees by centring the lives of queer and trans people experiencing displacement in the political theory of refuge.

www.ucpress.edu/books/the-wa...

A @stereolabgroop.bsky.social cryptic crossword by @alanconnor.bsky.social? Yes please.

The new Antony Gormley door at Trinity College, Oxford.

The new Antony Gormley door at Trinity College, Oxford.

As you know, Nozick had “catastrophic moral horror”…

I thought I'd just slide away into retirement. But others, especially @shaiagmon.bsky.social to whom I'm incredibly grateful had other ideas. So he's assembled an extraordinary cast of philosophers to make sure I actually do retire.

www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/publi...

Quill Project The Quill Project models the negotiation of constitutions, treaties and laws.

I'm hiring a part-time research assistant to help organise a workshop in Oxford (May-June). I think the role would be ideal for a student (including post-grads) who is looking for some paid experience in academia. My DMs are open. Please share!

www.quillproject.net/resource_col...

Congrats Conor!

@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social from @uofglasgow.bsky.social is giving the annual @ballioloxford.bsky.social Bingham lecture on 'Resetting relationships in the Family of Nations: A New Era in Intergovernmental Relations?' on Tue 27 May at 5 pm in Balliol. To register email conor.kelly@balliol.ox.ac.uk