Dominic Lawson
Former editor of The Specator magazine and the Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Dominic Lawson who is noted for his robust and iconoclastic opinions on political and social issue, has been writing a column for The Independent since 2006.
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Dominic Lawson: A true champion won't accept defeat
There was something in Murray's demeanour. He moved like a loser. He winced with an impression of pain
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Why do we believe there's virtue in our choice of food?
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Dominic Lawson: When thinness is seen as beautiful, dieting becomes a form of self-sacrifice.
The population timebomb is a myth
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Dominic Lawson: The doom-sayers are becoming more fashionable just as experts are coming to the view it has all been one giant false alarm.
Dominic Lawson: 'Chinese' mothers... a lesson to us all
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Amy Chua's theories seem to bear fruit. But they run counter to the doctrine of modern Western parenting
Dominic Lawson: Why not have a return to renting?
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
If Grant Shapps's aim is to end the obsession with owning property, he should worry less about how people get on the ladder
Dominic Lawson: A climate deal that flatters to deceive
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
There was no advance on the vapid pledges made in Copenhagen which were deemed to be retrograde
Dominic Lawson: If you're scared of Jaws, give up swimming. It worked for me
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
I am of the small, scorned minority who loathe swimming in the sea. You can drown in it, with effortless ease, in seconds
Dominic Lawson: Gossip is gold dust for diplomats
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
The cable went on to say that contacts' revealed this alleged 'hound-dog' to have manic-depressive tendencies
Dominic Lawson: George Osborne and the Irish bailout – it's family business
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Although the Irish government has expressed gratitude, it must be bitterly galling to be relying on the Brits for a lifeline
Dominic Lawson: Smash a window, lose the argument
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Non-violence is a hard road to tread. But liberation movements based on brute force are corrupted by the experience
Dominic Lawson: What the Germans can teach America
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
We have a clear sign that Europe's leading economy will side with China in accusing the US of deliberately debasing the dollar
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Is Nick Clegg even going to abandon his atheism, and give forces of organised religion yet more power over us?
• Mary Dejevsky: These welfare reforms won't end our costly sick-note culture
It is doubtful benefits will fall to point where low-paid jobs become attractive
• Terence Blacker: How to market your child star
As the squeeze tightens, families all over Britain will be looking around for a little financial miracle to help them out
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