inventive minds on the British political stage”, in the Guardian as “the most optimistic commentator in western Europe” and as the “Eeyore of the left” in the Sunday Times. Lawson is part-time consultant at progressive communicators Jericho Chambers where he works on a global responsible tax project. References External links Neal Lawson on Twitter Neal Lawson at Compass Neal Lawson articles at The Guardian Neal Lawson articles at the New Statesman Neal Lawson articles at openDemocracy Neal Lawson advocating basic income on Newsnight 1963 births Living people British writers Labour Party (UK) people Alumni of Nottingham Trent University People from Bexleyheath People educated at Beths Grammar School