![]() How he acted instinctively when he thought something needed doing. In an interview, published after Simon’s death, you get a sense of his brilliance. He told me he was working on a new film project (his third), and what he had planned for Labour Voices, which had proved an incredible success. We last spoke on Thursday evening, a week ago today, in a pub in Ealing. He was a passionate Corbynista who understood why entrenched, reactionary elites were so intent on bringing Corbyn down. Simon had no time for bullshit and was intent on reversing the injustices of Tory Britain by making Jeremy Corbyn the UK’s next Prime Minister. Simon understood the feeling on the ground, the concerns of ordinary people going about their daily lives, often suffering to survive in the hostile environment our vicious government has created. He had a unique mix of technical skills, political judgement, wit and generosity of spirit which he put at the disposal of the Labour Party movement so spectacularly through his films and other creative work. In the course of the nearly three years that I knew him, Simon became someone I looked up to immensely, awed by the quantity and quality of his creative output. As the creative force behind EL4C, and in his films for the Labour Party and the labour movement, Simon’s humanity, his anger at injustice, and his socialism shone through. I was struck by his knowledge and internationalism. In our first real conversation he told me he’d read Eduardo Galeano’s ‘The Open Veins of Latin America’. Simon was an exceptional human being, supremely talented and equally humble. I am devastated to hear he died unexpectedly on Sunday night. Pablo Navarette remembers: Simon Baker was a socialist and a filmmaker. Simon Baker was like this" - Laura Pidcock MP They're just utterly dedicated to a better world. ![]() "There are people in our movement who want neither glory nor fame. His legacy is certain, but tragically cut short. He was a huge creative talent and, crucially, gave so much of that talent and his time to help make a difference to people’s lives through his work for the Labour Party. Simon was the principal voice of EL4C (Ealing Labour for Corbyn) and recently founded 'Labour Voices'. ![]() He was a brilliant filmmaker who gave his time and talent to our cause" - Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party "An unsung hero of our movement, Simon Baker, has died too young.
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