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The Lead Editors, Ella Glover, Adam Barnett, Zoe Grunewald, The Lead, Fred Garratt-Stanley, Hannah Fearn, Best for Britain, 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.
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The Lead Untangles: The push to regulate therapy
Art therapists and psychologists are regulated by the HCPC, but counsellors and therapists are not. (Picture: Unsplash)
At the moment in the UK, anyone can call themselves a counsellor or psychotherapist, but a new petition hopes to change...
Burnham has brought hope back to No.10 - now comes the hard part
Andy Burnham visits The Passage, a charity which deals with homelessness and rough sleepers. Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
So there we have it: another new face in No.10.
Yesterday, Andy Burnham became the sixth prime minist...
'I remember going to the shop and someone refusing to serve me' - life for EU nationals since Brexit vote
We speak to those from the EU who have been settled here about life since Brexit
Wiktor Weglarz was only planning a brief adventure when he arrived in Scotland 10 years ago after graduating from university in his native Poland.
He had tak...
The Lead Untangles: Why is the UK seeing so many wildfires?
Fires have broken out all over the country (Picture: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service)
Fire services are battling dozens of wildfires across Britain after another spell of hot, dry weather, adding to growing concerns that the UK...
Nigel Farage wants to be protected — and persecuted
Nigel Farage during a video tribute to Ann Widdecombe
It feels like every week we ask the same question at The Lead: just how low will Nigel Farage go?
When counter-terrorism police took over the investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death...
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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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I'm a freelance writer based in London, covering culture, politics, football, food, drink and pubs. My work has been published in The Guardian, GQ, Time Out, Dazed, Huck, NME, Pellicle and more.
Hannah Fearn is a freelance journalist specialising in social affairs. She is the former opinion editor of The Independent and is based in South London.
Evidence. Action. Hope.
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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