James BakerJS Mill Harm Principle on COVID PassportsI would argue that Liberals haven’t forgotten that restrictions of liberty can be justified under JS Mills harm principle. I’ve considered…3 min read·Jul 20, 2021----
James BakerAs a member of Calderdale Council’s Climate Change Working Party, I’m committed as a Councillor to…At tonight’s meeting, I suggested the idea of each Ward coming up with its own community climate change action plan. This is something that…2 min read·Jul 12, 2021----
James BakerLiberal Democrat record on the local plan in Greetland and StainlandThe Liberal Democrats have a track record for standing up for local residents on the issue of the local plan in Greetland and Stainland.5 min read·May 4, 2021----
James BakerI spoke up against my local Trades Council inviting Chris Willamson to speak..Trigger Warning — Anti-semtism.5 min read·Jul 22, 2019--1--1
James BakerIf only it were true that austerity was an ideological choicePoverty has blighted all human societies. The Labour party would like you to believe it only came into existence in the year 2010…3 min read·Mar 17, 2019----
James BakerFact Check — Conservative Claims about the Local Plan.I thought it would be worth Fact Checking the latest Calderdale Conservative leaflet about their local plan. I hope there are some people…3 min read·Apr 2, 2018----
James BakerInconsistent ToriesConservative councillors started the Council’s budget setting evening as the meant to go on — by asking for an adjournment so that they had…2 min read·Mar 2, 2018----
James BakerWill Labour in Calderdale find its spine?Jeremy supporting Councillor Susan Press is well known for her fiery left wing politics. In 2011 she wrote an article entitle ‘Labour Must…1 min read·Nov 22, 2017----
James BakerIs Big Brother Calderdale Council watching you?Now before I get into this article i’d like to say that there is a lot of good stuff in the Council’s ICT policy. The push towards Open…3 min read·Nov 8, 2017----