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Welcome to the website and blog of media activist Jay Baker.

Blog posts

02
Jun

Recovering From Shock: Antifascist Struggle in an Ongoing Pandemic

How the shock of the pandemic, and its mishandling, has for too long been exploited by right-wing interests.
33 min read
11
Nov

Twitter isn't a Tool Any More. We're the Tools for Using It.

We probably shouldn't have been surprised by Twitter following Facebook into the toxic sludge of social media. It's almost as if discourse centralised in one place owned by billionaires might be a bad idea.
7 min read
29
Jun

I'm Coming Out (to Pyro and Entrance Music)

What does pro wrestling have to do with sexuality or gender identity? You’d be surprised.
15 min read
16
May

The Worst Virus Still Remains

To tackle the pandemic, what’s really needed is a “Zero Capitalism” strategy.
12 min read
21
Feb

Tolerance for Trolls and Haters?

It might take 5 minutes to read and this took little more than that to write – and haters are worth about just that much time in my life.
5 min read
31
Jan

Adulthood Adventures Away from Anarchism

If “growing up” means me not being an idealistic anarchist, then may I never grow up.
13 min read
13
Sep

Solidarity Soccer Versus Thatcherite Football: Lessons from Six Years of Coaching and COVID-19

I coached a left-wing association football club for six years. COVID-19 has shined a light on its realities.
24 min read
15
Feb

Up the Left Wing

A column as Head Coach for women's football club AFC Unity It’s pleasing to look back on
6 min read
29
Sep

How I Went from an Annual Income of £40,000 to £4,000 in Just Ten Years!

There’s not much money to be made by trying to stick to work that does no harm and takes no shit.
18 min read
08
Jun

No Borders? Are You Out of Your Mind?!

Scrapping border controls may seem like a strange concept when we’re so used to them. While capitalist interests move freely around the world, unlocking borders for all would mean a universal care for all human life, regardless of where we were born, finally put into practice.
16 min read