Nicholas Baines

LATEST ARTICLES ( 598 )

• Syria

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.I have been following events in Syria in recent weeks with considerabl... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Advent

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.This weekend I felt the joy of a baby’s birth – on the same day as a... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Dylan: Poets and Prophets

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.I went to see Bob Dylan in Liverpool last night. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Budgets

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.I’ve heard a faint rumour that a budget might be coming our way soon. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Back to the Blues

  This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show with Zoe Ball.I seem to spend a lot of time on trains. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Big Questions

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.How do you go from being a spy to being a vicar? Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sudan

  This is the text of a speech on Friday 13 September 2024 in the House of Lords in a debate about the situation in Sudan (full debate in Hansard). Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Southport and Violence

  This is the text of an article requested by the Yorkshire Post and published this morning. I wrote it before the latest violence in English cities.Southport is ... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The King’s Speech: Debate on the Economy

  Following the King’s Speech on 17 July, the House of Lords has five or six days of debate on the new government’s proposals – each day looking at different... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• A New Day Dawning?

  This is the text of an article I wrote for the Yorkshire Post following the general election on 4 July 2024.The speculation is now over. The decision is in.... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Back to Reality

  This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball Breakfast Show with Gaby Roslin.I’m trying really hard to hide my envy of anyon... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Imagination

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.I come from Liverpool and to Liverpool I shall one day return. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kane’s Memory

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on the day England would play the last of their group games at the... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sudan: Being There

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, following my return from a visit to Sudan.Sudan is a dangerous place... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Birthday Poet

  This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show with Gaby Roslin.This might not sound fantastic to anyone else, but I... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sacrifice

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.“I’m just going outside; I may be some time. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Becoming a Swiftie

  This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show with Gaby Roslin (Zoe Ball away for the day).I really don’t know how to... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Russian Elections

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.This coming weekend millions of Russians will elect their next... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Budget

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.Most people understand what a budget is. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2024 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Hobbies

  This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. James May is the guest editor and one of his chosen themes was... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY