Doug Bamford
@dougbamford.bsky.social
Teach adults - sign up! Political Philosophy, justice and taxation. Author of Rethinking Taxation (2014). Also interested in leisure/work, climate change ethics, public policy.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The only silver lining is that all the attacks on higher education go to show how important it is. Would rather recognition was given in the form of proper funding though.
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The only silver lining is that all the attacks on higher education go to show how important it is. Would rather recognition was given in the form of proper funding though.
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And this qualifies as 'transparency' these days.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
And this qualifies as 'transparency' these days.
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
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oh dear chulhu the nineties were 35 years ago
/me: crumbles to dust
/me: crumbles to dust
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
oh dear chulhu the nineties were 35 years ago
/me: crumbles to dust
/me: crumbles to dust
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post office, ergo propter office
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
post office, ergo propter office
Digital "Museum of Climate Hope" from the University of Oxford @myzerocarbon.org #climatehope storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...
Museum of Climate Hope
A museum trail and digital learning experience across Oxford's gardens, libraries and museums.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Digital "Museum of Climate Hope" from the University of Oxford @myzerocarbon.org #climatehope storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Back from Your Party conference now. Some thoughts...
It was very messy indeed.
And 2,500, while a good number, looked tiny given initial hopes of 13,000, and the huge size of the venue.
The party is deeply divided and I can't see that dying down any time soon (1/x)
It was very messy indeed.
And 2,500, while a good number, looked tiny given initial hopes of 13,000, and the huge size of the venue.
The party is deeply divided and I can't see that dying down any time soon (1/x)
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Back from Your Party conference now. Some thoughts...
It was very messy indeed.
And 2,500, while a good number, looked tiny given initial hopes of 13,000, and the huge size of the venue.
The party is deeply divided and I can't see that dying down any time soon (1/x)
It was very messy indeed.
And 2,500, while a good number, looked tiny given initial hopes of 13,000, and the huge size of the venue.
The party is deeply divided and I can't see that dying down any time soon (1/x)
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Trump's crypto memecoin.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump's crypto memecoin.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
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The last year has seen fossil fuels a whisker under 30% and it is only going to fall as investments in renewables increase. grid.iamkate.com #NetZero #LoveNetZero
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The last year has seen fossil fuels a whisker under 30% and it is only going to fall as investments in renewables increase. grid.iamkate.com #NetZero #LoveNetZero
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Study for Oxford University Certificate in HE from anywhere in the world. Focus on Philosophy, History, Art History, Political Economy, Archaeology, Data-science, & more. No prior qualification required. I run info session 1pm GMT Thursday: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/underg...
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Study for Oxford University Certificate in HE from anywhere in the world. Focus on Philosophy, History, Art History, Political Economy, Archaeology, Data-science, & more. No prior qualification required. I run info session 1pm GMT Thursday: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/underg...
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My in-person 10 week course God: The Basics - at Oxford University Lifelong Learning next term. lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/god-...
God: The Basics - Evil, Mystery and Religious Experience
This course introduces many of the key arguments for and against the existence of God, and includes explorations of some cutting-edge work, including sceptical theism and the cognitive science of reli...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My in-person 10 week course God: The Basics - at Oxford University Lifelong Learning next term. lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/god-...
So far today (late November), our heat pump has provided over 5x the heat by taking it from the environment than the amount of electricity we have put into it. Bad news if you are a fossil fuel company
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
So far today (late November), our heat pump has provided over 5x the heat by taking it from the environment than the amount of electricity we have put into it. Bad news if you are a fossil fuel company
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Is it Woke™ to be against cold-blooded murder?
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Is it Woke™ to be against cold-blooded murder?
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Interested in taking The Certificate in HE at University of Oxford? Focus on Philosophy, History, Art History, Political Economy, Archeology, Data-science, and more. No prior qualifications required. I'm running an info session 1pm GMT Thursday. Book here: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/underg...
Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education
A flexible, part-time route to an Oxford University qualification. Gain credit from flexible short online courses, weekly classes, and the Oxford University Summer School for Adults. Explore a wide ra...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Interested in taking The Certificate in HE at University of Oxford? Focus on Philosophy, History, Art History, Political Economy, Archeology, Data-science, and more. No prior qualifications required. I'm running an info session 1pm GMT Thursday. Book here: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/underg...
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"Is this budget actually just what your MPs want (bad)" I ask in a parliamentary democracy, with a level of critical analysis only entrusted to the BBC's Political Editor
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Is this budget actually just what your MPs want (bad)" I ask in a parliamentary democracy, with a level of critical analysis only entrusted to the BBC's Political Editor
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The fundamental political-economy for the government is that is objectively implementing a soft left economic policy on speed whilst being hated by lots of left leaning people because of its other policies and rhetoric.
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The fundamental political-economy for the government is that is objectively implementing a soft left economic policy on speed whilst being hated by lots of left leaning people because of its other policies and rhetoric.
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Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
---Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
---Ella Wheeler Wilcox
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
---Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
---Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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I saw this at a street fair and I’ve thought about it every day since. I want it for my kitchen.
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I saw this at a street fair and I’ve thought about it every day since. I want it for my kitchen.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM