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Tax is the answer – why won't Labour take the shot?
Britain needs to raise more money to meet the moment. The question is why Labour still won’t say so.
10 hrs ago
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The Lead Untangles: Will seven new towns fix Britain’s housing crisis?
Labour is betting on a new generation of towns to boost growth and tackle the housing shortage – but can they deliver in time?
Apr 9
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Kevin Gopal
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Labour has just moved the dial on workers’ rights – now it must go further
After years of decline, workers’ rights are finally improving. The question is whether the Government is willing to enforce deeper structural change.
Apr 7
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Zoe Grunewald
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Charities "more vulnerable than ever" as far right threats spiral
As far-right and anti-immigration sentiment has grown in the UK, charities have been forced to increase and introduce radical safeguarding measures to…
Apr 4
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The Lead Untangles: Is shared ownership a 'trap'?
Marketed as affordable home ownership, critics say the government-backed housing scheme can trap buyers in rising costs. We dig into the detail.
Apr 2
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Kevin Gopal
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March 2026
Starmer needed one good fight, now he has two
From Iran to Silicon Valley, two moments are forcing political clarity. Keir Starmer finally has a chance to define what his government stands for.
Mar 31
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Zoe Grunewald
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The fourth emergency service: How teachers became the last line of defence
Exclusive: Schools are increasingly compensating for rising levels of poverty experienced by children at home, according to stark new findings shared…
Mar 28
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Natalie Morris
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No coats, no breakfast – the realities of child poverty in schools
The Lead in Conversation: Experts and former teachers discuss the "harrowing" findings of a new fuel poverty investigation.
Mar 26
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Natalie Morris
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Reform Watch: Nigel Farage's smoking gun
Plus: Matt Goodwin's latest blunder, Farage's football folly in Ipswich, and a PMQs pity party.
Mar 26
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Ella Glover
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Across Europe, the far-right is no longer inevitable
The breakthroughs are less decisive, the contradictions harder to ignore, and the coalition more fragile. Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the…
Mar 24
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Zoe Grunewald
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More drilling won’t fix Britain’s latest energy crisis
Calls to “get drilling” may sound like common sense amid the crisis in the Middle East – but they won’t bring down bills. The real solution lies in…
Mar 21
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Adam Barnett
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The Lead Untangles: Can social cohesion be Labour's greatest mission?
Digging into the detail of the recently announced Social Cohesion Strategy.
Mar 19
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Ella Glover
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