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The Lead Untangles: The Farage v Bank of England scam
Why is Farage's face all over an ad campaign for crypto scams? We went down the AI-generated rabbit hole so you don't have to
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
British politics is now dangerously online
Our politicians are no longer responding to the country, they’re responding to their timelines
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
10 years on from the EU Referendum in 10 graphs
The Referendum campaign saw plenty of claims about what life would be like if we left the EU. A decade on, Claire Miller looks into what the numbers…
 • The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Two-tier policing claims
Henry Nowak's tragic death has led to the phrase resurfacing and being used widely by Nigel Farage and Reform to whip up tensions
 • Ella Glover, The Lead, and Zoe Grunewald
Wealth tax's mainstream moment is here
From Budapest to Britain, proposals once confined to the radical left are moving to the centre ground.
 • Zoe Grunewald

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‘The Ace of Spades’ - the city betting on heavy metal to spark regeneration
A statue to remember Lemmy of Motorhead, born in Burslem, is just the start of Stoke-on-Trent’s rock heritage plans
 • Helen Dalley and The Lead
Robert Kenyon’s misogynist views on abortion are a feature, not a bug
Reform's Makerfield by-election candidate has shared several abhorrent social media posts comparing abortion to murder – but his stance is far from…
 • The Lead and Ella Glover
There’s no epidemic of laziness. People desperately want to work - but here’s what’s holding them back
Creaking transport and sky-high childcare costs conspire to keep the young and not so young out of employment
 • Hannah Fearn and The Lead
A farewell – and a new chapter for The Lead
Natalie Morris reflects on four years as The Lead is up for two national newsletter awards
 • Natalie Morris and The Lead
A climate-shaped hole in our politics
We have to discuss where our energy comes from, not just how much it costs
 • Adam Barnett and The Lead
The Knot joins The Lead's local network of titles
We're bringing in-depth original local journalism to Stoke-on-Trent
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Streeting’s Brexit position adds a burn to Labour leadership race
Labour wrongly risk being painted as a Socialist North vs Blairite South fight for the soul of the party
 • Hannah Fearn and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Nigel Farage's £5million gift from Christopher Harborne
The Reform leader has been shifting explanations about the enormous amount of money received from the crypto billionaire
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Britain’s politics is broken — but not beyond repair
The next Labour leader will have a tough inheritance, but also a chance to apply some fixes
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
Six sort-of lessons from the local elections: Democracy, but make it volatile
Fragmenting vote, fractured map, and no clear winner — this is Britain in 2026
 • Zoe Grunewald
Reform Watch: New report reveals extreme views of Reform’s local election candidates
From Islamophobia to praise for far-right agitators, a Labour-compiled dossier reveals extremist sympathies among Reform UK candidates standing in this…
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Next week, Britain goes to the polls – and nothing looks settled
These local elections may not answer Britain’s political questions, but they will make it harder to ignore how fragmented the country has become.
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
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