Obadiah Mbatang
Obadiah Mbatang is a British writer who tweets at @residentadviser
A question of selection
The Sensible Centrists have made a flawed case against party members choosing leaders
The contradictions of Keir
Why is the Labour leader’s record such a muddle
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
From Wigton to Wadham College
The Oxford Bragg describes is almost as much another world to us now as it was to him then
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
