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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    The Lead Untangles: Defence spending (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    “Just asking questions”: Inside the ecosystem that turns silence into conspiracy (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Why we're investigating Britain's conspiracy media ecosystem (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Andy Burnham’s been playing Prime Minister on easy mode, this autumn that changes (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    The Lead Untangles: What would reindustrialisation actually mean for the UK? (opens the original)

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