A message to readers + spring discount

Become a paid subscriber with this one-off discount offer – and all the details of our new benefits.

Dear readers,

Here at The Lead we would like to extend a huge thank you to every one of you. Thank you for reading, sharing and supporting our work. Since launching in 2022, we have been on a mission to create a platform that not only interrogates those with power, but also restores agency to those without it. As well as reflecting the issues that impact our everyday lives, and shining a light on the underreported stories often overlooked by mainstream media, we are also committed to proposing solutions and enacting positive change. 

In an era of compounding crises, disinformation, and algorithms that encourage passive doomscrolling to drag us down into the dark, we aim to provide a little hope. 

We are on a journey, with the aim of expanding what we cover and pushing our independent journalism to even greater heights. And we want to bring you along with us. 

To help our vision become a reality, we will now offer new additional content for paying subscribers. The vast majority of our journalism will always be free, but for those of you who are willing and able to afford a paid subscription, you will now have access to more exclusive content, articles and audio that dig even deeper into the topics you care about the most. And beyond that, you’ll be supporting the sustainability of our platform and our mission.

Spring discount offer

Until the end of April we're giving you the chance to get 30% off monthly and annual plans.

If you sign up now, you’ll pay just £3.49 a month or £34.30 for a year (which equates to £2.85 a month!) But you’ll have to move quickly. This offer is only available until the end of April.

What everyone will continue to get

• The Lead Says… timely, passionate, sometimes angry opinion pieces from our Westminster Editor Zoe and National Editor Natalie, and from our wide pool of talented contributors.
  

  I’d like to ask the flighty millionaires: where is your sense of civic duty?

• The Lead On… what we do best – our in-depth features, taking the issues you know about to new depths, and bringing to light the stories everyone should be talking about.

  "Lost generation" of home-educated children facing uncertain future

• The Lead Untangles… each Friday we take a topic in the news and go deeper, giving you both sides and insight beyond the headline.
  

  The Lead Untangles: Welfare cuts, PIP and plans more popular with the Tories than Labour

What paid subscribers will get

• The Lead On… for longer reads (and where it makes sense) we will be adding a paywall. While everyone will get to read the key facts of the feature, for the extended detail and additional quotes and interviews, this will be exclusively for paid subscribers.
  

• The Lead in Conversation… our mini podcast episodes take you to the heart of our key topics, explore stories in more depth, with more freedom, and feature key interviews with fascinating figures.
  

• Bonus additional content… from exclusive book extracts, to Q&As, additional interviews and bonus packages, paid subscribers will have access to all these juicy extras.
  

Subscribe here with our limited-time spring discount:

Thanks for being part of our journey. We hope you stick with us, and we look forward to bringing you more of the stuff you care about directly to your inbox soon.

Ed, Natalie, Luke, Zoe, Sophie, and The Lead team.