The Lead
The Lead Editors, Ella Glover, Adam Barnett, Zoe Grunewald, The Lead, Jamie Lopez, Luke Beardsworth, Natalie Morris, Tabby Kibugi, Katherine Denkinson, Kevin GopalAn independent, proudly progressive publication committed to covering the UK beyond the Westminster bubble. Our journalism starts with people and place, and follows the thread to the policies that shape our lives.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 490 | Subscribers | Read | national.thelead.uk |
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Senior editors writing and editing across The Lead and The Lead North's titles including The Lancashire Lead, The Blackpool Lead, The Teesside Lead, The Southport Lead and The Calderdale Lead
Journalist/writer and co-founder of Ordinary zine
Adam Barnett is a freelance journalist and UK News Reporter at DeSmog who has reported for the Guardian, Politico, Financial Times and Private Eye. He is a former Staff Writer at Left Foot Forward and a former BBC Local Democracy Reporter.
Political journalist & broadcaster Westminster editor @ The Lead UK Presenter @ FUBAR radio Chatting @ Oh God What Now, Pod Save The UK, The Bunker
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Editor, The Lancashire Lead
Luke is senior editor (north) for The Lead.
Journalist, northerner in London. Author of MIXED/OTHER (Orion) BELIEVE (Headline). Senior Editor @TheLead.
Tabby Kibugi is a journalist and writer whose work mainly spans across environmental issues, culture, health, and social justice stories. She has been featured in Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Black Ballad, Inverse, She Knows, BBC Radio 1XTRA and more.
Investigative journalist & OSINT bod with bylines everywhere. Writer & co-host of hit podcast Carrie Jade Does not Exist, and author of Incel: The Weaponisation of Misogyny.
Kevin Gopal is a Manchester-based freelance journalist and editor who has written widely on politics, social and current affairs, and business.
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