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The Lead Untangles: Facial recognition technology - surveillance state or crucial police tool?
An invasion of privacy or a much-needed way to keep people safe at major events? As the Home Office consults on the use by police forces we explore the…
 • Kevin Gopal and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: What's next for Nato?
Britain and Nato have a symbiotic relationship but Venezuela and Greenland have led to questions about the future of the strategic alliance which spans…
 • The Lead and Ella Glover
The Lead Untangles: Has the government kept its promise of a radical overhaul to council funding?
Council funding is being reallocated to make sure deprived areas receive the cash they need, but the new three-year deal for local government has…
 • Matty Edwards and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Does the new Child Poverty Strategy go far enough?
Many of the new policies are welcome – but critics say the plans lack ambition.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Flexible working rights
Lots of tinkering around the edges leaves employers wide open to refuse requests.
 • Megan Carnegie and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Is the mansion tax fair?
What is the mansion tax, who does it affect, and does it go far enough?
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Is there a simple solution to the homelessness crisis?
Ahead of the Budget, the housing sector is united in calling for Local Housing Allowance rates to be unfrozen – will Reeves listen?
 • Matty Edwards and The Lead
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…
 • Ella Glover
The Lead Untangles: What's on the table at COP30?
This year's climate change conference comes at a pivotal moment.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead Editors
The Lead Untangles: What’s the solution to the asylum accommodation crisis?
The government has wasted billions on asylum accommodation – could modular housing hold the key to a sustainable fix?
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: The politicisation of net-zero
The consensus on net-zero has crumbled. What now?
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead Editors
The Lead Untangles: The rise of the young NEETs
Despite some signs the jobs market is stabilising there's a generation at risk of being left behind. We explore those Not In Education, Employment or…
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
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