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

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

Columns

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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An unpopular government is relying on damaged and impermanent tradition

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The failings of Rachel Reeves are only a small aspect of our economic dysfunction

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They can be a way for the powerful to neutralise genuinely difficult questions

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