The Lead Untangles

The Lead Untangles: What has the ECHR ever done for us?

We unpick the possible consequences of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, as Farage unveils his proposal to withdraw.

Aug 29 •

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Lauren Crosby Medlicott

The Lead Untangles: Surging costs in weight loss jabs

Ella Glover tackles an issue which will affect 1.5m people in the UK alone.

Aug 22 •

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The Lead Untangles: Why Britain isn’t built for the heat

Some may sneer at every heat-health warning, but high temperatures come with dangers our housing stock is not ready for. Can we improve things?

Aug 15 •

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The Lead Untangles: The right to protest and the laws it does not supersede

Protests – right across the political spectrum – are likely this weekend. But why are so many protestors ending up on the wrong side of the law?

Aug 8 •

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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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The Lead Untangles: The UK's falling birth rate

An issue adopted early by the far-right – but there is some truth to the concerns posed.

Jul 25 •

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

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The Lead Editors

The Lead Untangles: The crisis in care

It is not just welfare reform that risks leaving some of the most vulnerable in our society exposed.

Jul 18 •

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The Lead Untangles: Will reform of SEND provision just be a cost-cutting measure?

We examine a system in clear need of change - but whether those changes are being done for the right reasons

Jul 11 •

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

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The Lead Untangles: Labour's 10-year health plan

Will Keir Starmer's plan ape the transformative rollout of 2000 - or ape the Five Year Forward View of 2014?

Jul 4 •

Luke Beardsworth

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The Lead Untangles: The benefit changes which caused Labour MPs to revolt

It became a rebellion – more than 120 MPs force the government to re-think the much criticised plans to reform welfare.

Jun 27 •

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The Lead Untangles: What is a freeport and why are they so politically attractive?

Labour has continued with the Conservative policy of popping up freeports across the UK

Jun 20 •

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The Lead Untangles: Peaceful protest into riots in Ballymena

We look at how violence has flared in Northern Ireland over the past week and hear from Ballymena-based journalist Kathryn Johnston as she looks at what…

Jun 13 •

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Kathryn Johnston

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