Richard Baker
@rchrdbkr.bsky.social
Composer based in Ceredigion, Wales, UK. Research Fellow @guildhallschool.bsky.social. Weithiau yn Gymraeg.
Profile photo: Claire Shovelton
Artist website: https://rchrdbkr.com/
Profile photo: Claire Shovelton
Artist website: https://rchrdbkr.com/
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Love. Unity. Hope.
These are the things that will stop the far right in its tracks ✋
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These are the things that will stop the far right in its tracks ✋
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February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Love. Unity. Hope.
These are the things that will stop the far right in its tracks ✋
Join us in London on 28 March for the Together Against the Far Right national demonstration
Save the date and sign-up for updates
🔗 togetheralliance.org.uk
#Together #WeAreTheMU #BehindEveryMusician #Unity
These are the things that will stop the far right in its tracks ✋
Join us in London on 28 March for the Together Against the Far Right national demonstration
Save the date and sign-up for updates
🔗 togetheralliance.org.uk
#Together #WeAreTheMU #BehindEveryMusician #Unity
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The wonderful thing about Tyggers
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The wonderful thing about Tyggers
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
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February 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Celtic Sinfonietta here we come!
NEW: Big cuts coming at the BBC as execs say licence fee payments falling faster than predicted.
10% cuts - jobs and output to go… Tim Davie making big calls on the way out.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
10% cuts - jobs and output to go… Tim Davie making big calls on the way out.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
BBC to pursue cuts of up to £600m as bosses point to fall in licence fee income
Job losses and programming cancellations expected after Tim Davie tells staff broadcaster is not a ‘protected species’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Celtic Sinfonietta here we come!
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One of the things I love about the music of Iannis Xenakis is how “Xenaskissy” it can be. Unmistakeable, almost like he’s parodying himself sometimes. Who else would have written this? A little 5-minute cataclysm. Sounds like a fissure opening in the earth. Fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJMU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJMU...
Iannis Xenakis - Voile [w/score]
YouTube video by Four-hobbies-man
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
One of the things I love about the music of Iannis Xenakis is how “Xenaskissy” it can be. Unmistakeable, almost like he’s parodying himself sometimes. Who else would have written this? A little 5-minute cataclysm. Sounds like a fissure opening in the earth. Fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJMU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJMU...
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How I envision the rest of my life
August 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
How I envision the rest of my life
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Moderation in all things. Moderationmaxxing.
February 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Moderation in all things. Moderationmaxxing.
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I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
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Wait, I thought Anthropic were the nice guys?
?
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Wait, I thought Anthropic were the nice guys?
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The meaning of words is to be decided not by their use, usefulness, or history, but by their commercial benefit to the most powerful lobby groups. I have a recipe for almond milk in a cookbook from 1226. It has been used as a term in English for hundreds of years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK
Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UK
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The meaning of words is to be decided not by their use, usefulness, or history, but by their commercial benefit to the most powerful lobby groups. I have a recipe for almond milk in a cookbook from 1226. It has been used as a term in English for hundreds of years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
Knew nothing about Bad Bunny until the Grammy's. Loved his half-time performance - found it powerful and moving.
Reminds me of the William Carlos Williams quote that for a poet to be universal, first he must be local.
Reminds me of the William Carlos Williams quote that for a poet to be universal, first he must be local.
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Knew nothing about Bad Bunny until the Grammy's. Loved his half-time performance - found it powerful and moving.
Reminds me of the William Carlos Williams quote that for a poet to be universal, first he must be local.
Reminds me of the William Carlos Williams quote that for a poet to be universal, first he must be local.
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*singing to the tune of the Sade song*
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
*singing to the tune of the Sade song*
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Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake has criticised Reform UK for being “absent” from a parliamentary debate on Russian interference, in the wake of the jailing of its former Welsh leader Nathan Gill for “treachery"
Lake was speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday re the petition on Russian interference
Lake was speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday re the petition on Russian interference
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake has criticised Reform UK for being “absent” from a parliamentary debate on Russian interference, in the wake of the jailing of its former Welsh leader Nathan Gill for “treachery"
Lake was speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday re the petition on Russian interference
Lake was speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday re the petition on Russian interference
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Ignore the smears: I have literally never been fed, like ever.
A. Cat
A. Cat
This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Ignore the smears: I have literally never been fed, like ever.
A. Cat
A. Cat
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My outside bet has always been that REF 2029 never happens. At a time of massive financial instability (including redundancies) around HE it simply seems like an obscene waste of money.
Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM
My outside bet has always been that REF 2029 never happens. At a time of massive financial instability (including redundancies) around HE it simply seems like an obscene waste of money.
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The law on universities and free speech prevents speakers from being *disinvited after they have been invited*. It does not require universities to provide a platform to whoever demands one.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The law on universities and free speech prevents speakers from being *disinvited after they have been invited*. It does not require universities to provide a platform to whoever demands one.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
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Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
History: Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the present (RS936) - Swansea University
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
www.swansea.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Starmer defies call to quit as UK prime minister ft.trib.al/tHd5d7T
Starmer defies call to quit as UK prime minister
Fresh tensions emerge between embattled premier and potential leadership rival Wes Streeting
ft.trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Starmer defies call to quit as UK prime minister ft.trib.al/tHd5d7T
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By his dramatic intervention calling for Keir Starmer to resign, Anas Sarwar has drawn attention to himself in ways likely to be deeply unhelpful to his own chances of survival in office and to Labour’s electoral prospects in Scotland.
Amazing.
Amazing.
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
By his dramatic intervention calling for Keir Starmer to resign, Anas Sarwar has drawn attention to himself in ways likely to be deeply unhelpful to his own chances of survival in office and to Labour’s electoral prospects in Scotland.
Amazing.
Amazing.
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arguably the biggest news of the week that Lisa Nandy is currently doing something related to her brief
Only three cabinet ministers have not Tweeted or put out a message of support for Starmer:
Wes Streeting
Shabana Mahmood
Lisa Nandy (who is at the Winter Olympics)
This could of course change, but it's where we're at just before 3:30pm
Wes Streeting
Shabana Mahmood
Lisa Nandy (who is at the Winter Olympics)
This could of course change, but it's where we're at just before 3:30pm
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
arguably the biggest news of the week that Lisa Nandy is currently doing something related to her brief
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Tbf it would probably be more effective if someone not already doomed called for Starmer to go
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Tbf it would probably be more effective if someone not already doomed called for Starmer to go
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
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The far right defeated in Portugal - good news to start the week's work
Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide https://aje.news/ioo8cy
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The far right defeated in Portugal - good news to start the week's work