Chris Bayliss

Chris Bayliss is a Contributing Editor of The Critic and an independent consultant whose main interest is the energy sector in Iraq. He tweets at @baylissbaghdad

The right is in danger of missing the point about the changing nature of British democracy

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The refusal of the public procurement system to behave reasonably is not an excuse to destroy Parliament

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Our political establishment is consumed by tedious exercises in status-signalling

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He rallies foreign liberals and left-wingers around their leaders

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Reform needs to pick hundreds of candidates who are ruthless politically, but not lunatics

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The opportunity to change with the times has been decisively lost

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Twitter — or X if you must — is essential for bypassing traditional institutions

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Why we learn so miserably little from the British press

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In 2026, it will be a mistake for the British opposition to take its lead from the USA

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The British establishment does not see war as a realistic prospect

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