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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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
Meet the ex-porn star with fascist tattoos who doesn’t pay his bar staff
What’s been going wrong at Sotto on Wood Street?
The City and the Shadow: A love letter to Liverpool’s Gothic buildings
The Gothic Revival’s most prolific architect was born here. So why isn’t Liverpool’s Gothic heritage better regarded?
How to kill a Merseyside theatre
Merseyside’s historic theatres are rotting. Saving them will take more than council subsidies
Goodbye, Goodison Park
Everton’s historic stadium has been at the heart of the community for 13 decades. Can the local area — and Everton itself — survive without it?
The Southport killer has been sentenced. Speculation about his motive rages on
The dangers of ascribing political or religious motivations to Axel Rudakubana
Hellraiser: Clive Barker on sex, art, and death
The author and filmmaker tells The Post about growing up gay in Liverpool, witnessing disaster, and the power of imagination
Luke Littler conquered the darts world. A new generation wants in
Darts hasn't been this popular since the 1980s. How did Merseyside become the game’s new Mecca?