Laurence Thompson
Laurence is a feature writer from Merseyside. He writes on all cultural subjects from books to boxing, and enjoys profiling interesting local figures.
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The Mersey’s clean-up cost £8 billion. So why is it still so dirty?
It was meant to be “the greatest river recovery in Europe”, but experts maintain it’s still a threat to public health
The decline and fall of Merseyside culture
How to kill a city's art scene
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Is Liverpool on track for net zero by 2030?
The controversial target has split opinion across the region. We spoke to experts, academics and local authorities
Rob Gutmann says he isn’t ruining Liverpool’s pub culture. In fact, he thinks he’s saving it
The elusive bar tycoon and podcast host defends his growing empire, which critics call "a monopoly"
Has Shakespeare North lived up to its expectations?
Prescot's Elizabethan theatre cost £38 million. Three years on, we find out if that outlay was justified
A decade of office miseries — and why I’m working for The Post
A note from Laurence, our most recent recruit
The great Scouse pasty war
Once a Liverpool institution, Sayers has been driven out of its own city centre by Greggs. What went wrong?
How Liverpool’s day of triumph became a night of fear
50 people are being treated in hospital after a car ploughed into fans on Monday. But could the attack have been prevented?
Locals think big events are ruining Sefton Park. Are they right?
The council says festivals like Radio 1’s Big Weekend are great PR for the city. But do the costs outweigh the benefits?
Why is Birkenhead out of work?
Half the town centre's workforce is allegedly on benefits. We went there to find out why
Tourism is worth £6 billion to the city region. Are visitors getting their money’s worth?
We cruise around Liverpool with intrepid travellers from far-off (and not-so-distant) lands
The fall (and rise) of Catholic Liverpool
As the cardinals prepare to choose a new Pope in Rome, we speak to the city’s Catholics about locked churches, duelling liturgies – and some green shoots
'The cleverest man in England' was from Liverpool. Did it hold him back?
Eric Griffiths upset novelists, insulted academics, and reduced Thatcher’s speechwriter to tears. But he died in relative obscurity
The Pool of Life
A new documentary tells the story of Liverpool's bohemian underground. But will it see daylight?
The Beatles aren’t Scouse. Littlewoods is in limbo. What’s going on with Liverpool film and telly?
Laurence speaks with industry insiders about how we can reclaim Liverpool’s cinematic destiny
Hello, Bramley-Moore Dock
Everton’s new stadium may be the biggest new building since Liverpool’s imperial heyday. Will it be asset or albatross?
Liverpool’s favourite album, forgotten novelists and interdimensional portals
A writer's edition from Laurence
What Colomendy meant to generations of Liverpool schoolkids
As the future of the North Wales campsite hangs in the balance, The Post explores an important part of Scouse social history