Richard Baker
@rchrdbkr.bsky.social
Composer based in Ceredigion, Wales, UK. Research Fellow at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London. Own views here. Weithiau yn Gymraeg.
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Artist website: https://rchrdbkr.com/
Profile photo: Claire Shovelton
Artist website: https://rchrdbkr.com/
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4/ Robbie Gibb was heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way with the BBC, he would “blow the place up”.
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
4/ Robbie Gibb was heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way with the BBC, he would “blow the place up”.
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
‘Amazon’ ydy enw’r cwmni, ond ‘Amason’ ydy’r afon ym Mrasil, tybed?
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
‘Amazon’ ydy enw’r cwmni, ond ‘Amason’ ydy’r afon ym Mrasil, tybed?
The BBC has been steadily hollowed out from within in preparation for this moment. But I think DJT inserting himself is a strategic error - will rally people to its defence who might otherwise sit on the sidelines.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The BBC has been steadily hollowed out from within in preparation for this moment. But I think DJT inserting himself is a strategic error - will rally people to its defence who might otherwise sit on the sidelines.
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Discussed this with my husband (Barrister) last evening. A UK court would not allow this to proceed.
There is no reputational damage as he has no reputation to damage. His many convictions and history of being a vexatious litigant weigh against him. He is an extortionist, not be countentanced.
There is no reputational damage as he has no reputation to damage. His many convictions and history of being a vexatious litigant weigh against him. He is an extortionist, not be countentanced.
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Discussed this with my husband (Barrister) last evening. A UK court would not allow this to proceed.
There is no reputational damage as he has no reputation to damage. His many convictions and history of being a vexatious litigant weigh against him. He is an extortionist, not be countentanced.
There is no reputational damage as he has no reputation to damage. His many convictions and history of being a vexatious litigant weigh against him. He is an extortionist, not be countentanced.
‘A hit dog will holler’ as they say across the pond
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
‘A hit dog will holler’ as they say across the pond
After attending the first night of Lucia, when the boos from a certain constituency were almost overpowering, my partner commented that the people who were booing loudest were precisely who it was aimed at.
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
After attending the first night of Lucia, when the boos from a certain constituency were almost overpowering, my partner commented that the people who were booing loudest were precisely who it was aimed at.
He’s not very good at being a fifth columnist: when PC won the Caerphilly by-election for the Senedd, it was just wall to wall interviews with Reform.
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
He’s not very good at being a fifth columnist: when PC won the Caerphilly by-election for the Senedd, it was just wall to wall interviews with Reform.
This is what I really love about her productions - they are often critiques of the form itself.
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is what I really love about her productions - they are often critiques of the form itself.