Stephen Baker
@stephenbaker.bsky.social
Socialist. Trade unionist. Strummer of strings. Co.Down. Researches, writes & teaches. Radical whore of sociology. "...clean living under difficult circumstances." Proudly Paddystinian.
Dear BBC,
Please, I beg you, wise the fuck up!
Please, I beg you, wise the fuck up!
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Dear BBC,
Please, I beg you, wise the fuck up!
Please, I beg you, wise the fuck up!
Listening to Trump speaking at the White House ahead of going to Davos. This energy...
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Listening to Trump speaking at the White House ahead of going to Davos. This energy...
You know, the more I think about it, this guy, Graeme Hall, the "dog doctor" is the answer. Isn't he.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
You know, the more I think about it, this guy, Graeme Hall, the "dog doctor" is the answer. Isn't he.
Andrew Rosindell quits Tories and defects to Reform UK
And once more…
And once more…
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Andrew Rosindell quits Tories and defects to Reform UK
And once more…
And once more…
Jenrick to Reform.
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Jenrick to Reform.
Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest senior Conservative to defect to Reform UK.
January 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest senior Conservative to defect to Reform UK.
Two more Tory defections to Reform.
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Two more Tory defections to Reform.
If it is any comfort to you, you can be this hysterically stupid and still make a comfortable living in the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
If it is any comfort to you, you can be this hysterically stupid and still make a comfortable living in the UK.
It's heartbreaking. And yet, I get the feeling that we're expected to stand back and admire the mess made of the city.
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's heartbreaking. And yet, I get the feeling that we're expected to stand back and admire the mess made of the city.
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, says, 'illegal migration' is "tearing the country apart", as she prepares to unveil plans to make people granted asylum wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently.
How will this policy bring the UK back together again?
How will this policy bring the UK back together again?
November 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, says, 'illegal migration' is "tearing the country apart", as she prepares to unveil plans to make people granted asylum wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently.
How will this policy bring the UK back together again?
How will this policy bring the UK back together again?
Instead of Keir Starmer…
… how about we try Wes Streeting!
… how about we try Wes Streeting!
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Instead of Keir Starmer…
… how about we try Wes Streeting!
… how about we try Wes Streeting!
Ards Historical Society’s Bully’s Acre exhibition in the Newtownards Tourist Information centre. The @heartsofdown.bsky.social Forgotten Famine film is the centrepiece.
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ards Historical Society’s Bully’s Acre exhibition in the Newtownards Tourist Information centre. The @heartsofdown.bsky.social Forgotten Famine film is the centrepiece.
Just voted in the @ucu.org.uk pay and conditions ballot. Voted YES.
I’m sick of worsening pay and conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector.
I’m looking forward to fighting back with @ucu-ulster.bsky.social
I’m sick of worsening pay and conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector.
I’m looking forward to fighting back with @ucu-ulster.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Just voted in the @ucu.org.uk pay and conditions ballot. Voted YES.
I’m sick of worsening pay and conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector.
I’m looking forward to fighting back with @ucu-ulster.bsky.social
I’m sick of worsening pay and conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector.
I’m looking forward to fighting back with @ucu-ulster.bsky.social
In the 90s Caroline Aherne ripped the piss out of this sort of nonsense.
How this shit moved from Kilroy to news and current affairs is mind blowing.
How this shit moved from Kilroy to news and current affairs is mind blowing.
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In the 90s Caroline Aherne ripped the piss out of this sort of nonsense.
How this shit moved from Kilroy to news and current affairs is mind blowing.
How this shit moved from Kilroy to news and current affairs is mind blowing.
“Hidden” you say.
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“Hidden” you say.
How it started and how it's going.
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
How it started and how it's going.
… and another Tory is confirmed as having joined (rebranded them self as) Reform.
September 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
… and another Tory is confirmed as having joined (rebranded them self as) Reform.
Your licence fee. This…
September 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Your licence fee. This…
September 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“It is quite clear that a free curiosity has more power to make us learn than a terrifying obligation.”
I’m putting this St Augustine quote on the front of my module guide and telling the students that this is St Augustine.
I’m putting this St Augustine quote on the front of my module guide and telling the students that this is St Augustine.
September 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“It is quite clear that a free curiosity has more power to make us learn than a terrifying obligation.”
I’m putting this St Augustine quote on the front of my module guide and telling the students that this is St Augustine.
I’m putting this St Augustine quote on the front of my module guide and telling the students that this is St Augustine.
I feel this is worth revisiting in light of the British media and politics fixation on 'small boats'.
The UN's Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, undertook a mission to the UK in 2018. This is the summary at the top of his report.
The UN's Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, undertook a mission to the UK in 2018. This is the summary at the top of his report.
September 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I feel this is worth revisiting in light of the British media and politics fixation on 'small boats'.
The UN's Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, undertook a mission to the UK in 2018. This is the summary at the top of his report.
The UN's Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, undertook a mission to the UK in 2018. This is the summary at the top of his report.
Heart of Down this evening.
August 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Heart of Down this evening.