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Dominic Lawson: For a nation of non-conformists it feels like we're in North Korea
29 May 2012 12:00 AM
The BBC has gone berserk with headlines such as 'People unite around Olympic flame'
Dominic Lawson: Don't blame Germany for not wanting to call Europe's tune
22 May 2012 11:00 AM
Angela Merkel has already gone far beyond what her electorate wants in terms of guarantees
Dominic Lawson: The fate of the euro is the chronicle of a death foretold
15 May 2012 12:00 AM
The outbreak of mutual blackmail exposes how the euro has made the nations more divided
Dominic Lawson: Can Europe survive its cavaliers?
08 May 2012 12:00 AM
Without devaluation, the only way the Greeks can restore competitiveness is to impose real wage cuts
Dominic Lawson: One thing unites Le Pen voters and the left – protectionism
24 April 2012 12:00 AM
Hollande, unlike the far right, is merely a paper tiger in the battle with international capital
Dominic Lawson: Class warfare in the age of philanthropy: Stop bashing rich people who give to charity
17 April 2012 12:00 AM
It pains some people to think of the pleasure
it gives the rich to tithe their income
Dominic Lawson: Freud knew what motivated the privileged class warriors
10 April 2012 12:00 AM
Any attempts by Labour to paint Cameron as 'out of touch' because of Eton are doomed
Dominic Lawson: Patriotism is why Thatcher's war won her the public's backing
03 April 2012 12:00 AM
The point is that the Falklands campaign was viscerally defensible on nationalistic grounds
Dominic Lawson: Do we really want to give politicians more to waste?
27 March 2012 12:00 AM
Political parties already receive considerable funding from the taxpayer
Dominic Lawson: No one willingly gives up a benefit, however indefensible
20 March 2012 12:00 AM
The anger of those who lose out is greater than the gratitude of those who continue to benefit
Dominic Lawson: The Olympics are about ambition, not national pride
13 March 2012 12:00 AM
Team GB could be called Team BG and it would make no difference to many representing it
Dominic Lawson: Let church and state agree to differ on gay marriage
06 March 2012 12:00 AM
There is no suggestion that same-sex marriages should be obligatory within churches
Dominic Lawson: Spare me this faux outrage at sex-selected abortion
28 February 2012 12:00 AM
It's not even obvious that these abortions are illegal. Those wanting them are indeed most distressed
Dominic Lawson: My Lord Lucan episode shows why Murdoch has got it right
21 February 2012 12:00 AM
I was given an insight into the red-tops, for whom murder and celebrity are meat and drink
Dominic Lawson: Spare me these orgies of self-congratulation
14 February 2012 12:00 AM
We are decreasingly able to gain a sense of personal pride simply in knowing we have done a good job
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