The Lead Says

Windrush Day is bittersweet as legacy of Theresa May's hostile environment lingers

Plus: One year of a Labour government – how are they faring? Have your say with our reader survey.

Jun 24 •

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The grooming gangs inquiry must confront our dehumanisation of working class girls

Too often, institutions refuse to see teenage girls as children worth protecting.

Jun 17 •

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Spending Review: This government means business on the housing crisis

Plus: The latest ReformWatch, the best of our in-depth reporting from the North + The Lead Digest with everything we're reading and watching this week.

Jun 12 •

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Don't be fooled by Nigel Farage's promise to help families have more children

Unlike many of the Reform leader's obsessions – falling birth rates are real. But his solutions fail to engage with complexity of the issue.

Jun 3 •

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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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Starmer is right about Farage's ‘fantasy’ budget - but he should spend more time worrying about himself

Perhaps the real fantasy is that Farage’s policies are worth more than a side-eye and a shrug.

May 29 •

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Starmer’s Brexit reset marks a welcome return to political honesty

Slowly, quietly, reluctantly, this Labour government is ready to confront the reality staring us in the face

May 20 •

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The UK-EU reset summit: Adjust your expectations now

Defence is trumping everything else - so it seems increasingly unlikely deal that will deliver real change for the standard punter will be finalised…

May 16 •

I was the 'perfect immigrant' – Labour's new plan still treats me like a stranger

The government doesn’t want migrants looking for opportunity. It wants those with capital, property portfolios and investment visas.

May 15 •

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Keir Starmer needs to realise he will never win the argument on immigration

Not a single positive remark about the benefits of migration featured in the Prime Minister’s fifteen-minute address

May 14 •

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Labour's immigration clampdown is a generational betrayal

The government's anti-migrant lurch will damage the country to please a few pensioners with dog-whistle politics

May 13 •

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Labour have been given a reminder of what the left is actually for

Plus: Reaction following a disastrous day for progressive politics

May 3 •

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