The Netflix series Toxic Town highlighted how the actions of industry have a devastating impact on a local community.
This new series fronted by reporter Laura Hughes from the Financial Times has spent the last two years reporting on an important yet under-reported issue in society: lead poisoning. “Traces of old lead are laced throughout the UK,” says Hughes. “It's in soil, in water, in houses, and in food. And while the dangers of lead are recognised around the world, they are largely overlooked in the UK.”
“At almost every point in my reporting, I found a government who has largely turned a blind eye to the threat of lead poisoning, and a near total absence of widespread regulations to protect public health. The result? Generations of Britons poisoned.”
