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The Lead Digest: Skipton, secrets and the Sycamore Gap
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Digest: Hamnet, Frankenstein and the war in Iran
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Digest: Pete Hegseth, housing and why you should probably just have a pint
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover
The Lead Digest: Gerry Gable, Stranger Things and honouring our New Year's resolutions
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover
The Lead Digest: Drugs for AI, Beyonce and anything but Elf
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover
The Lead Digest: Clair Obscur, Steve Rotheram and the radicalisation of middle-aged men
Our round-up from The Lead’s team – everything we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Digest: Wicked, Techno and the Orbanisation of the far right
Our round-up from The Lead’s team – everything we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Digest: Dating, transport and new Vince Gilligan
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Digest: Hitler’s DNA, a shipping forecast for bins and Acid Patriotism
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover
The Lead Digest: Flags, books and road to nowhere
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover
The Lead Digest: Lily Allen, the Celebrity Traitors and the paradox of ghosting
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Digest: Alliance Defending Freedom, ketamine and levelling up (finally)
Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead Editors
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