The Hope Reset: Why we’re choosing optimism for 2026 – and how you can too

Political disillusionment and social apathy are two sides of the same coin. But we can push back.

Ella reporting from her hometown of St Helens last year. Pic: The Lead

When The Lead sent Ella Glover to speak to Red Wall voters in 2023, the aim was to understand how they really felt about immigration – but her reporting uncovered something else. An undercurrent of disillusionment seeped through her conversations with everyone from young professionals…