Editorial Leftlion in the wild

Hello there,

It’s always a tough one to ramble away in these things when we have no set theme. I could use it as an opportunity to shamelessly chat about myself, of course - after all, this is my space. But I’ll save you the pain. Besides, through our cover, a wonderfully wild ode to Nottingham, Payta Easton has given me something much better to work with: a focus on the transition to sunnier times.

It’s been a long old winter. The news has been flooded with rough stuff. The Nottingham Panthers haven’t quite had the resurgence we all hoped for. The Government are coughing up a new crisis every week.

Yet brighter days are on the horizon - weather-wise at least. And with it comes the smell of beer by the canal and a World Cup at the right time of year. That’s enough to make even this old cynic crack a smile.

Plus, we have loads of top stuff in this issue which ought to lift the spirits.

Whether talking to inspirational authors like Gary Younge (p21) and Samantha Shannon (p20), inspirational athletes like Emily Campbell (p16) and Karim Keita (p23), or more inspirational authors like Jasbinder Bilan (p29) and Giselle Leeb (p30), we’re spotlighting plenty of properly great people this mag.

So, enjoy the longer days and warmer climate, and enjoy tucking into this issue too. We’ll catch you on the next one.

Big ups

Yer gal got PUBLISHED, is an actual ILLUSTRATION, andddddd more adults are now TAKING UP SWIMMING. Notts lot, pick up a freeeeee copy at yer local pub/cafe/ Uni etc.

@summaya.mughal

George White, Editor george.white@leftlion.co.uk

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