Archive - The Lead

It’s time for Labour to take back control as Reform surges

Labour can destroy Reform’s hold on communities – but they must embrace their working class values and expose Nigel Farage’s elitist hypocrisy

Feb 4 •

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Lingering stigma and barriers: UK at risk of missing goal to end HIV transmission by 2030

“The biggest barrier to testing will always be people who don’t think that they are at risk." The first part of a special report by Rachel Howarth into…

Feb 4 •

Labour's employment reforms could harm sick workers. Join our campaign for Safer Sick Pay now.

The government's proposed sick pay changes could leave millions of hard-working people out of pocket when they fall ill

Feb 1 •

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January 2025

Five reasons to be optimistic after five years of Brexit

Let’s get this out of the way early - by all measures Brexit has been a disaster, writes Best For Britain's Niall McGourty

Jan 31 •

Toxic assets: Housing association homes and shared ownership

Leasehold concerns, sky-high service charges and strict sell-on rules. Inside the people becoming trapped from moving on and losing money after buying a…

Jan 30 •

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Teesworks: £560m of public money spent and issues of 'governance and transparency' remain

Considering whether the National Audit Office need to be sent in to examine what's happening at one of the UK's largest brownfield redevelopment sites

Jan 28 •

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The government is moving in the right direction - but how can we all fight street homelessness?

As increased funding arrives to try and cope with a rapidly increasing homelessness crisis, CEO of Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity Fran…

Jan 27 •

Toxic assets: Housing association homes and shared ownership

Leasehold concerns, sky-high service charges and strict sell-on rules. Inside the people becoming trapped from moving on and losing money after buying a…

Jan 26 •

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The intolerable crisis of angry young men

What will it take for the government to treat young male rage with the seriousness it requires? And our Southport Lead editor writes on this weeks…

Jan 25 •

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How women are being recruited and radicalised by the far-right

Inside the recording with Lois Shearing of a new podcast exploring how and why the far-right recruits women

Jan 23 •

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The permanent migraine of Donald Trump

What we should be concerned about when it comes to a Trump presidency and what it means for Starmer and the government here

Jan 21 •

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Donald Trump's inauguration speech: Six themes which emerged

Toned down compared to the 'American Carnage' of 2016 era, we look at what we learned from the 47th US President being sworn in

Jan 20 •

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