The Lead newsletters

Forget the implosions across the Atlanic and Reform psychodramas - it's time to deliver for our children

Plus: The latest from The Lead North team, Hannah Fearn on Farage's baby boom plans, our latest ReformWatch + The Lead Digest of good reads and listens

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"They threw the wheelchair in a skip": Police violence is spreading fear in disabled communities

A new bill to expand DWP powers could increase the risk of harm to disabled people – by the very people meant to protect them.

Jun 5 •

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The housing ultimatum: Out-of-area placements are hurting London’s homeless families

Relocations from London have become increasingly far-flung as councils become more hard-line as pressure on housing wait lists continues to explode

Jun 3 •

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Sophie Holloway

Acutely unsafe: Social housing tenants are still waiting to see what better means

Plus: Why Kier Starmer should worry less about Farage and more about himself, the latest ReformWatch, The Lead Digest, and our View from the North all…

May 31 •

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We need more Black farmers to help tackle the UK food crisis

Agriculture is still the least ethnically diverse job sector in the country. We speak to BPOC farmers about the changing face of the industry.

May 29 •

Niellah Arboine

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School children are being punished for speech delay

The strict behaviour policies means children who can't follow the explanation of complex and unnecessary rules are constantly being punished.

May 27 •

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Five years since George Floyd – we are going backwards on race

PLUS: Our view on the Brexit reset deal, latest ReformWatch, new from The Lead North and the launch of The Lead Digest.

May 24 •

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How we revealed the First Reform UK pub has ‘long history of supporting neo-Nazi music gigs’

“I’m not racist... but I have to make money somehow”: Inside the rebranded pub and revealing its dark past.

May 22 •

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The Blackpool Lead

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Inaccessibility, inequality and poverty: What's really disabling the nation?

As the government prepares sweeping changes to PIP and disabled benefits, we ask what's behind the rise in disability numbers – and what needs to happen…

May 20 •

Hannah Shewan Stevens

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Unpicking Starmer's dog whistle politics on immigration

Plus: Expectations ahead of UK-EU reset summit + the fallacy of the 'perfect immigrant' + #ReformWatch + view from the North all in The Lead's Weekend…

May 17 •

The Lead Editors

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"They’re just waiting for her to die": How austerity turns mental health patients into prisoners

As mental health crises spiral, many like Lucy find themselves caught in a broken system where prison is seen as the only place of safety

May 13 •

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Schools are still hiding the violent truth of the British Empire

Historian Paula Akpan on what's missing from the curriculum. Plus: The Black women of history erased from the record books + an exclusive extract of…

May 10 •

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