[2] Compass describes itself as "a home for those who want to build and be a part of a Good Society; one where equality, sustainability and democracy are not mere aspirations, but a living reality.

[8] He writes for The Guardian,[9] the New Statesman[10] and OpenDemocracy[11] about equality, democracy and the future of the left, and appears on TV and radio as a political commentator.

[16] Lawson has been described by Zygmunt Bauman as “one of the most insightful and inventive minds on the British political stage”,[17] in the Guardian as “the most optimistic commentator in western Europe”[18] and as the "Eeyore of the left" in the Sunday Times.

[19] In June 2023, Lawson received notice that he may face expulsion from the Labour Party – after 44 years of membership – because of a May 2021 retweet supporting tactical voting in some local elections.

[21] Lawson is a part-time consultant at progressive communicators Jericho Chambers, where he works on a global responsible tax project.