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The Lead Untangles: Our BBC - what does the future hold?
The broadcaster and British institution has been at the centre of a worldwide story this week but behind the headlines there is a battle for the soul of…
Nov 14
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The BBC is under attack. Democracy could very well be next
The nation's broadcaster is facing a coordinated assault that threatens public accountability.
Nov 11
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Exclusive: How we made incels
In this exclusive extract from her new book, journalist and mental health worker Katherine Denkinson examines how inceldom emerged from loneliness, lost…
Oct 30
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Zoe Grunewald
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The Lead Digest: The Caerphilly by-election and the myth of the 'woke' right
Our round-up by The Lead's team of what we've been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week
Oct 2
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The Lead Digest: The fracturing of Your Party and re-asserting anti-racist norms
Our round-up by The Lead's team of what we've been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week
Sep 23
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Becoming our own spies: The rise and rise of surveillance culture
Gen Z loves tracking each other's location, but are they inadvertently creating a surveillance nightmare?
Sep 2
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From Brighton to Leicester: Where do people go for a good night out these days?
With venue closures soaring and purse strings tightening, UK nightlife is in crisis. Fred Garratt-Stanley samples two nightlife cities to see if the…
Aug 30
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Live facial recognition has no place at Notting Hill Carnival
The Met Police is pushing ahead with plans to use divisive LFR at Notting Hill – it's another terrifying slide towards state surveillance. Plus: Zoë…
Aug 21
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Arts Council grant shutdown leaves creatives in limbo – and stunts UK innovation
A grant-giving system is offline for seven weeks, Fergal Kinney reports on the body-blow to creatives, and the precarity of the arts industry.
Aug 19
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Inside live music’s summer of boom and bust
The likes of Oasis and Beyonce have defined a summer of big gigs. But does this mask a splintering of music tastes and the crash of smaller music…
Aug 12
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Exclusive: Watch the powerful new film tackling the trauma of stop-and-search
The Lead is proud to launch the documentary short from Olivier Award nominated director Lanre Malaolu. Watch it first here.
Aug 4
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Natalie Morris
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The Lead Untangles: Online Safety Act and a real change in our digital lives
Changes in the law can often feel abstract and like 'they won't affect me' but this new act is probably having an impact on your browsing.
Aug 1
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