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“Left for dead” on Snowdon by white hiking group: Rural racism is not a myth

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 10h

The decision to extend the Illuminations season came after the pandemic - something that impacted almost every aspect of British life negatively (unless you happened to be selling PPE), but hospitality and leisure-led towns like Blackpool especially.

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 1d

Half of ethnic minority Brits have reported “negative experiences” in nature because of their racial identity, according to new research shared exclusively with The Lead.

Half of ethnic minority Brits have reported “negative experiences” in nature because of their racial identity, according to new research shared exclusively with The Lead.

The Lead Untangles: Is the Conservative Party finished?

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 2d

Sally Wainwright's latest series, Riot Women, set in Hebden Bridge, is airing this Sunday.

Wainwright talked about here love for the area in an audience Q+A following the screening.

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 2d

Following a ghostly conference and numerous unfavourable opinion polls, the Tories’ fall from grace is undeniable. And now the question on everyone’s lips is: Is the Tory Party actually dead? Or will the stamp duty announcement spark a turnaround in popularity?

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Can the Stamp Duty announcement save the Tories from political extinction?

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Natalie Morris @nmozz.bsky.social · 3d

“As dangerous, nationalist ideologies creep closer to the political and cultural mainstream, it has never been more vital to ensure minoritised communities have a voice.”

Me for the @theleaduk.bsky.social on our Black History Month coverage:

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Black History Month is more important than ever – but it is being hollowed out

Why we're shining a light on Black stories this month. Plus: The latest from Reform Watch, and everything our team is reading, watching and listening to this week.

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 3d

Make sure you’re subscribed to The Lead so you don’t miss a thing.

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 3d

Looking ahead, we will shine a light on the hidden health inequality of STIs; the racial disparities that are too often left out of the conversation of child poverty; and, this weekend, the realities of rural racism, and the groups pushing for inclusivity in the British countryside.

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 3d

Here at The Lead, we are committed to spotlighting stories that directly impact Black Brits all year round, and this month is no different.

Black History Month is more important than ever – but it is being hollowed out

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 3d

This month, in the vacuum that should be being used to platform Black stories, that space is instead being filled with swelling hostility. Black History Month matters. In fact, it may be more important now than it’s ever been.

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Why we're shining a light on Black stories this month. Plus: The latest from Reform Watch, and everything our team is reading, watching and listening to this week.

Missing pensioner found dead on Southport beach

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 3d

Today, our thoughts are with the family of George Norwell, 77, who was found dead on Southport beach after a two-day search.

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Plus: Garrick Theatre renovation next step and community cohesion calls

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 4d

Health and beauty chain Bodycare has now moved out of its Buckshaw Village HQ - only to be replaced by another company run by owner Jaswinder Singh.

New company owned by former Bodycare owner moves into former HQ

PLUS: Ten care facilities face closure under Reform UK plans

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Ambitious plans for central Blackpool transformation are under way

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 4d

Ambitious plans to transform swathes of central Blackpool - one of the country’s poorest areas - are under way.

We’ve been keeping a watchful eye on the Blackpool Central regeneration in recent months.

PLUS: Forever-chemical testing to resume on the Fylde Coast

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Plugging the gap: Nine bold ideas for Rachel Reeves' Autumn budget (part 2)

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 4d

And here's part two: national.thelead.uk/p/budget-gap...

Four more ideas that could change Rachel Reeves' equation from taxing ultra-frequent fliers more to raising the pension age faster

Plugging the gap: Nine bold ideas for Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget (part 1)

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 4d

Read part one of our two-part series into the bold ideas experts suggest for the upcoming autumn budget national.thelead.uk/p/rachel-ree...

The chancellor has an opportunity to reform the tax system in its entirety. Will she seize it?

Special report: hope, despair, and the deadly journey to Britain

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 4d

We asked, you answered. Which of our nine expert-backed tax policies should the chancellor use to plug the gap in her autumn budget? 💸

What do you think? Will Reeves go after the banks and the super rich? 👀

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Sarah Collins @sarahelizacollins.bsky.social · 5d

In the week I visited the Loon Plage camp in Dunkirk for a special report for @theleaduk.bsky.social a man was found dead by the side of the road and another in critical condition after being hit by a truck. Six people died or went missing in the sea.

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 5d

Life at Loon Plage is tough: there is no running water, no toilets, no permanent medical or welfare tents and people sleep in tents in the grass or bushes.

@sarahelizacollins.bsky.social meets refugees waiting to cross the channel in northern France.

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Sarah Collins meets refugees waiting to cross the channel at Loon Plage in northern France

Special report: hope, despair, and the deadly journey to Britain

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 5d

Life at Loon Plage is tough: there is no running water, no toilets, no permanent medical or welfare tents and people sleep in tents in the grass or bushes.

@sarahelizacollins.bsky.social meets refugees waiting to cross the channel in northern France.

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Sarah Collins meets refugees waiting to cross the channel at Loon Plage in northern France

Can Corbyn and Sultana's Your Party move on from its troubled beginnings?

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 5d

From the outside, what happened next was a complete mess.

Here's the inside story:

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Splits, rows and even legal threats have dogged the first few months of what was supposed to be a new start for the left in Britain. Left-wing veteran David Renton dives into just what went wrong.

The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 5d

After some controversy and a false start, they decided on a joint leadership and announced the launch of Your Party. By mid-August, around 800,000 people had added their names to a sign-up list.

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 5d

Those messy debates shaped a further question of who would lead the party: Corbyn is 76, Sultana 31. For all his kindness, and popularity among people who hate conventional politics, Corbyn is unsuited to be a leader. Sultana also has a better ear for the policies likely to inspire young voters.

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 5d

The group was divided over a series of political questions – what kind of party did they believe in, how left-wing would it be, what position would it take in relation to employers and landlords?

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 5d

Splits, rows and even legal threats have dogged the first few months of what was supposed to be a new start for the left in Britain.

For The Lead, left-wing veteran David Renton dives into just what went wrong for Your Party🧵