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

Strong social norms once helped integration, but not in today’s fractured society

Obstructive activists and malcontents have been enabled by equalities legislation

The Beeb has been entranced by the siren song of US-style polarisation

The Tories need to throw their legacy under the bus to survive

Anons are not just rude or radical — they are challenging stale orthodoxies

GDP growth is important but it can be misleading

Nigel Farage and his comrades cannot grow complacent about gaining or using power

Like the late Soviet Union, it depends on ignorance and wishful thinking

The public sector has been marinating in EDI orthodoxies

The inauthenticity of British politics has led to cynicism and despair