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A farewell to The Lead

Our founding editor, Dimi Reider, is moving on. He shares parting thoughts on where the UK is heading, on the magazine's first years, and on its future. Plus: Our favourite stories of 2024.

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Dec 21, 2024
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A very un-staged, totally natural photo of Dimi in The Lead’s offices, 2023

Three years ago next month, Padraig Reidy texted me to ask if I was free to grab a pint and talk about a new project. He also wanted to confirm I was professionally “footloose and fancy-free”; and topped the conversation off with “Mike’s coming too.” Mike was publisher Mike Harris, and the pr…

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