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Jonathan Wolff,
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
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Jonathan Wolff is a British philosopher. He is a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy and Public Policy and Governing Body Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. He was formerly the Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. Prior to his joining the Blavatnik School in 2016, Wolff's academic career had been spent at University College London (UCL), where he was, latterly, Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. .. more

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Nov 21
I’ve changed my header photo to this one. It shows my father Herbert and his sister Lotte with their parents Fritz and Marta in their Frankfurt apartment before Herbert and Lotte were sent to England on the Kindertransport, and later Fritz and Marta transported to Lodz Ghetto, final fate unknown.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 4h
For a country so in love with new technology it’s extraordinary they have so little grasp of cause and effect.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 4h
Ahhhh ….

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 4h
Don’t normally approve of revenge but the next Democratic Party administration just cannot come soon enough.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 4h
Looks like Zipcar is closing in the UK. I’ve been a member for many years but I’ve barely used it recently for cars (sometimes I have hired a van). I suppose Uber is just more convenient for most short trips.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 4h
Just seen this absolutely brilliant film. Highly recommended.

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It Was Just an Accident - Wikipedia
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 4h
Interesting. Equivalent in what way I wonder? Epic tale of disappointment? Maybe Updike Rabbit books?

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 6h
NTL? National Trumpball League?
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
5 minutes after FIFA gives him a fake medal Trump wants to rename American football.

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Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social · 7h
'The Master of Pembroke College Oxford, The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder, is seeking an outstanding candidate to support with delivering a major externally funded research project:
“Law and Democracy – Monograph on Standards in Public Life.”' www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPT086/m...
Master’s Research Assistant at University of Oxford
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 7h
Hearing Putin and Netanyahu are very upset on missing out.

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Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
5 minutes after FIFA gives him a fake medal Trump wants to rename American football.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 9h
Swamp.
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There he is folks. Proud recipient of the new FIFA Peace Prize. He couldn’t put that gold medal around his neck fast enough.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
There he is folks. Proud recipient of the new FIFA Peace Prize. He couldn’t put that gold medal around his neck fast enough.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 11h
Farage hits out: Don’t judge me for what I said as a teenager. I’m much worse than that now!

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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 14h
Pls share/re-post! New Onora O'Neill Prize! Here's a brand new @ecpr.bsky.social book prize in pol-theory, regardless of whether it's your 1st/10th book! Had honour of asking Onora myself if she would lend us her good name: ecpr.eu/news/news/de... @biapt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social
Call for Nominations: Onora O’Neill Political Theory Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 16h
Very good!

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 18h
Liz Truss and the Trumpettes.

Pound shop Donald Trump tribute act.
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18h
The Deep State is a conspiracy theory.

I know we all find Truss amusing, but I find it deeply concerning that you've got an actual former Prime Minister even saying this stuff.
'I'm back': Liz Truss launches new show that promises to 'take on the deep state The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership. 7.48am, 5 Dec 2025 ^1.8k LIZ TRUSS HAS announced that she is launching her own podcast, which she says will "take on the deep state". The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18h
The Deep State is a conspiracy theory.

I know we all find Truss amusing, but I find it deeply concerning that you've got an actual former Prime Minister even saying this stuff.
'I'm back': Liz Truss launches new show that promises to 'take on the deep state The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership. 7.48am, 5 Dec 2025 ^1.8k LIZ TRUSS HAS announced that she is launching her own podcast, which she says will "take on the deep state". The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 19h
I only changed my mind when I saw the betting markets on the evening of the vote.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 20h
I too regret some of the stupid things I said when I was younger: such as that we had nothing to worry about, the British people would never vote to leave the EU.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
"When governments take leave of their senses, it's the sane who get locked up." Ludwig Börne

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
Uh oh. The iron law of investigation into the NHS. Every review into over diagnosis reveals under diagnosis and lack of adequate provision. (OK I exaggerate … probably.)

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Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
New definition of an intellectual. Someone who can say Abu Dhabi without thinking of The Flintstones.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
He should just have had a Ponzi scheme. He’d be a free man by now.

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Haitian ex-gang leader gets life in prison for kidnappings of US missionaries
The former head of the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo was sentenced on Wednesday in a U.S. court to life in prison for masterminding the 2021 kidnapping of a group of American missionaries.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
Right for the wrong reasons.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d
Senate Intel Vice Chair Mark Warner on the Signalgate report: "Hegseth endangered the lives of American pilots based aboard the USS Harry S. Truman as they prepared to launch a mission against terrorist targets."

He is calling for Hegseth to resign.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
No 1 item on To Do list:

“Do not look at To Do list.”

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
Trump joining the Prison Abolition movement. But only for Country Club members.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 1d
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a document released online.
Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a ...
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
Remembering that book by Allan Bloom: The Closing of the American Mind. The idea was nonsense in 1987 - intellectual life was vibrant and flourishing - but it seems to be increasingly true now.
joshshepperd.bsky.social Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 1d
New School has been one of the most important humanities and social science universities in the world for the past 70 years. The humanities are collapsing at all of the pillars, and it won't be long until less prestigious institutions feel validated to call open season upon a number of departments.
shannonmattern.bsky.social Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 2d
Thinking of my New School friends whose programs have been closed (~30 of them), whose PhD programs have been indefinitely halted, and who are now receiving invitations to resign + accept severance payments — with the threat of 🪓 if not enough folks take the offer. A ✨-if-imperfect place ruined 😥

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CNN @cnn.com · 1d
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a document released online.
Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a ...
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 1d
New School has been one of the most important humanities and social science universities in the world for the past 70 years. The humanities are collapsing at all of the pillars, and it won't be long until less prestigious institutions feel validated to call open season upon a number of departments.
shannonmattern.bsky.social Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 2d
Thinking of my New School friends whose programs have been closed (~30 of them), whose PhD programs have been indefinitely halted, and who are now receiving invitations to resign + accept severance payments — with the threat of 🪓 if not enough folks take the offer. A ✨-if-imperfect place ruined 😥