Archive - The Lead

From Brighton to Leicester: Where do people go for a good night out these days?

With venue closures soaring and purse strings tightening, UK nightlife is in crisis. Fred Garratt-Stanley samples two nightlife cities to see if the…

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Fred Garratt-Stanley

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The Lead Untangles: What has the ECHR ever done for us?

We unpick the possible consequences of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, as Farage unveils his proposal to withdraw.

Aug 29 •

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Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Making Tax Digital plans will penalise vulnerable and low-paid workers

Many disabled people are already only surviving because of their ability to work and earn alongside their rights to state support.

Aug 28 •

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Britain once saved my grandfather. Would it save him now?

Nigel Farage's plans for mass deportations are a test of our humanity.

Aug 26 •

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The fight to save Scotland's crumbling mountain paths

Brexit removed vital European cash for mountain path building and maintenance. Now, volunteers are taking action to help fill the gaps, as Peter…

Aug 23 •

The Lead Untangles: Surging costs in weight loss jabs

Ella Glover tackles an issue which will affect 1.5m people in the UK alone.

Aug 22 •

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Live facial recognition has no place at Notting Hill Carnival

The Met Police is pushing ahead with plans to use divisive LFR at Notting Hill – it's another terrifying slide towards state surveillance. Plus: Zoë…

Aug 21 •

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The leopard versus the Home Office

The high court's decision to close Epping's asylum hotel is the inevitable consequence of years of hostile anti-immigration rhetoric

Aug 21 •

Arts Council grant shutdown leaves creatives in limbo – and stunts UK innovation

A grant-giving system is offline for seven weeks, Fergal Kinney reports on the body-blow to creatives, and the precarity of the arts industry.

Aug 19 •

Level the playing field: Why are there still so few Black referees?

As the Premier League kicks off this weekend you're unlikely to see a non-white official on the pitch. With so many initiatives to improve diversity in…

Aug 16 •

Fred Garratt-Stanley

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The Lead Untangles: Why Britain isn’t built for the heat

Some may sneer at every heat-health warning, but high temperatures come with dangers our housing stock is not ready for. Can we improve things?

Aug 15 •

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Why is the right-wing media so desperate for a hot-riot summer?

Plus: Drilling into Farage's plan for crime, the latest on what Reform have been up to, The Lead Digest and updates from The Lead North team.

Aug 14 •

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