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.
My own object to the term 'provider' is that over the years I feel that I've gone from being an educator to a 'service provider'. I now expect that one day I will be replaced by a vending machine.
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My own object to the term 'provider' is that over the years I feel that I've gone from being an educator to a 'service provider'. I now expect that one day I will be replaced by a vending machine.
I’m not sure the British state has the capacity to settle the immigration crisis to anyone’s satisfaction, but time will tell.
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I’m not sure the British state has the capacity to settle the immigration crisis to anyone’s satisfaction, but time will tell.
Perhaps, but that supposes that Labour v Reform (and Tories) represent two sides. By the time we get to an election, the battle line that distinguishes one from the other may have become harder to discern.
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Perhaps, but that supposes that Labour v Reform (and Tories) represent two sides. By the time we get to an election, the battle line that distinguishes one from the other may have become harder to discern.
But… but… Morgan McSweeney is a political genius!
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
But… but… Morgan McSweeney is a political genius!
Reposted by Stephen Baker
Labour seem to have decided that to beat Reform they have to get into a cruelty competition with them. But, and let me say this in all caps, YOU DON’T BEAT REFORM BY ENDORSING THEIR ANALYSIS.
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Labour seem to have decided that to beat Reform they have to get into a cruelty competition with them. But, and let me say this in all caps, YOU DON’T BEAT REFORM BY ENDORSING THEIR ANALYSIS.