Chris Bayliss

Chris Bayliss is an independent consultant whose main interest is the energy sector in Iraq. He tweets at @baylissbaghdad

A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power

There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise

It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored

Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government

Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures

They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour

The real problem with foreign aid

Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account

Who are the “community leaders” who are currently shaping police policy in Birmingham?