Damian Thompson
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The last Twitter update we saw was: ‘.@Spectator_CH As usual, Murray's good points are surrounded by the most suffocating self-regard.’
Damian has 7,894 followers. See how they compare to other Twitter users who work in newspapers.
Latest articles by Damian Thompson
Whitney Houston and crack cocaine: why this addiction is so desperately hard to break
Whether Whitney Houston died as a direct result of taking crack cocaine isn't clear; but no one – least of all, herself – was in any doubt that her self-confessed crack addiction destroyed her career. Over the years her fans have desperately wanted her to clean up her act for...
Whether Whitney Houston died as a direct result of taking crack cocaine isn't clear; but no one – least of all, herself – was in any doubt that her self-confessed crack addiction destroyed her career. Over the years her fans have desperately wanted her to clean up her act for...
Doreen's story: the heart-rending truth about 'lazy cow syndrome'
A five-minute film called Doreen’s Story went viral this week. It begins with the heart-rending throb of synthesised strings that the BBC reserves for tragic documentaries. “I first noticed it was a problem when I was, like, 20,” says a woman with a strong Black Country accent. She’s fighting back...
A five-minute film called Doreen’s Story went viral this week. It begins with the heart-rending throb of synthesised strings that the BBC reserves for tragic documentaries. “I first noticed it was a problem when I was, like, 20,” says a woman with a strong Black Country accent. She’s fighting back...
The Queen's Christian faith puts our bishops to shame
This might seem a strange thing for a Catholic to say, but I often think that the Queen is the most impressive religious leader in Britain. She says little in public about her Christianity, but what she does say – usually at the end of her Christmas Day broadcast –...
This might seem a strange thing for a Catholic to say, but I often think that the Queen is the most impressive religious leader in Britain. She says little in public about her Christianity, but what she does say – usually at the end of her Christmas Day broadcast –...
You haven’t a prayer with the new atheists
As if the Guardian were not already preachy enough, it has signed up an actual preacher to write its leaders and op-eds. The Rev Dr Giles Fraser resigned as a canon of St Paul’s in sympathy with people camped on its doorstep for whom I think the kindest word is...
As if the Guardian were not already preachy enough, it has signed up an actual preacher to write its leaders and op-eds. The Rev Dr Giles Fraser resigned as a canon of St Paul’s in sympathy with people camped on its doorstep for whom I think the kindest word is...
Alternative medicine is looking a bit sickly
From Saturday's Daily Telegraph
From Saturday's Daily Telegraph
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