Zoë Grünewald
@zoegrunewald.bsky.social
Political journalist & broadcaster |
Westminster Editor at the Lead UK |
Presenter on Fubar Radio |
Chatting on Oh God What Now |
Find my work and commission me here: https://www.zoegrunewald.com/
Westminster Editor at the Lead UK |
Presenter on Fubar Radio |
Chatting on Oh God What Now |
Find my work and commission me here: https://www.zoegrunewald.com/
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Zoë Grünewald
@zoegrunewald.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Zoë Grünewald
www.zoegrunewald.com
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I do lots of writing, talking head stuff, I present a radio show and I do commercial work. So lots to choose from. Get in touch
www.zoegrunewald.com
I do lots of writing, talking head stuff, I present a radio show and I do commercial work. So lots to choose from. Get in touch
www.zoegrunewald.com
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Great piece
It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Abuse thrives where the government tweets – why it's time to quit X now
The use of AI tool Grok to generate en masse intimate images of real women and girls is sickening.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Great piece
When I think about it, it's actually sooo embarrassing to still be on X. Oh, you've not had enough Nazi validation today? You need to be personally attacked by random strangers to feel like you've had a notable human interaction? You simply can't consume your news without a side of CSA? Get a life!
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
When I think about it, it's actually sooo embarrassing to still be on X. Oh, you've not had enough Nazi validation today? You need to be personally attacked by random strangers to feel like you've had a notable human interaction? You simply can't consume your news without a side of CSA? Get a life!
It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Abuse thrives where the government tweets – why it's time to quit X now
The use of AI tool Grok to generate en masse intimate images of real women and girls is sickening.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
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Its pretty clear a lot of this is just a attempt to censor and intimidate women.
The more you see of the modern alt right, to more you realise weaponised chauvanism sits at the base of it.
The more you see of the modern alt right, to more you realise weaponised chauvanism sits at the base of it.
BBC report. The MP has also posted about the issue
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Its pretty clear a lot of this is just a attempt to censor and intimidate women.
The more you see of the modern alt right, to more you realise weaponised chauvanism sits at the base of it.
The more you see of the modern alt right, to more you realise weaponised chauvanism sits at the base of it.
Writing about X this morning and just made the mistake of searching my name on the app for the first time since I left and JFC I don't know how I would have mentally and emotionally survived if I were still using that platform for work
January 6, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Writing about X this morning and just made the mistake of searching my name on the app for the first time since I left and JFC I don't know how I would have mentally and emotionally survived if I were still using that platform for work
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I would quite simply die of shame.
Jeez. Greenland is in the NATO alliance. How hard can this be?
January 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I would quite simply die of shame.
There are MANY issues with Starmer’s messaging. But I always thought this govts best and easiest bet was to become THE government of the rules and fair play. Led by a former lawyer, lean into fairness, equality, law and order, justice for workers, respect for international law.
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
There are MANY issues with Starmer’s messaging. But I always thought this govts best and easiest bet was to become THE government of the rules and fair play. Led by a former lawyer, lean into fairness, equality, law and order, justice for workers, respect for international law.
Happy Monday everyone. I’m starting the year with a back injury AND an almost empty diary which as you’ll know is every freelancers dream combination. Wish me luck!
January 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Happy Monday everyone. I’m starting the year with a back injury AND an almost empty diary which as you’ll know is every freelancers dream combination. Wish me luck!
I also went from being like “this guy is supposed to be the heartthrob?? 🤨” to willingly watching two-minute long TikTok fan videos of him by the end of series 5
Rewatching S1 of Stranger Things and the metamorphosis of Steve Harrington is one of the stranger things in the aptly named show.
January 5, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I also went from being like “this guy is supposed to be the heartthrob?? 🤨” to willingly watching two-minute long TikTok fan videos of him by the end of series 5
When they inevitability turn off the internet I really hope they make concessions for Nextdoor
January 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
When they inevitability turn off the internet I really hope they make concessions for Nextdoor
So I guess "America First" never meant America only. It meant America everywhere and anywhere it chooses...
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
What happened to America First, US asks as Trump strikes Venezuela
Seizing Nicolás Maduro jars with the isolationist views of much of Trump’s voting base — but he believes America’s back yard is his domain
www.thetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
So I guess "America First" never meant America only. It meant America everywhere and anywhere it chooses...
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
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Five big challenges facing Labour in 2026 - good piece here by @zoegrunewald.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
More energy, more passion: The five big tests for Labour in 2026
The government must think bigger and braver than they did in 2025.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Five big challenges facing Labour in 2026 - good piece here by @zoegrunewald.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
I wrote for @theleaduk.bsky.social about Labours five big tests this year: the economy, public services, the rising far-right, Britains place in the world and Starmer’s own authority.
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
More energy, more passion: The five big tests for Labour in 2026
The government must think bigger and braver than they did in 2025.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I wrote for @theleaduk.bsky.social about Labours five big tests this year: the economy, public services, the rising far-right, Britains place in the world and Starmer’s own authority.
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Wrote about Prince Andrew, FOIs and why we need to stop deferentially carving things out for the Royals if they’re to survive the 21st Century
inews.co.uk/opinion/cult...
inews.co.uk/opinion/cult...
December 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Wrote about Prince Andrew, FOIs and why we need to stop deferentially carving things out for the Royals if they’re to survive the 21st Century
inews.co.uk/opinion/cult...
inews.co.uk/opinion/cult...
Didn’t realise this had gone live but loved this conversation with Prof Andrew Hindmoor from my beloved Sheffield University about the why the last 25 years of politics has been so achingly shit!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cv5...
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cv5...
Crisis Management – How we got 25 years of British political chaos
open.spotify.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Didn’t realise this had gone live but loved this conversation with Prof Andrew Hindmoor from my beloved Sheffield University about the why the last 25 years of politics has been so achingly shit!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cv5...
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cv5...
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Opinion | 'Andrew may no longer be a working royal, and his titles have been stripped. But the system that enabled his rise and delayed his reckoning remains fully operational'
🖋️ Zoë Grünewald
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December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Opinion | 'Andrew may no longer be a working royal, and his titles have been stripped. But the system that enabled his rise and delayed his reckoning remains fully operational'
🖋️ Zoë Grünewald
➡️ Read more: trib.al/4fZVGZO
🖋️ Zoë Grünewald
➡️ Read more: trib.al/4fZVGZO
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Had lots of fun doing the Christmas quiz with @matildamartin.bsky.social @tomscotson.bsky.social Harriet Symonds, @jaheale.bsky.social and @zoegrunewald.bsky.social 🎄🔔🎁
(I blame the 10am Baileys for mine and Tilda’s team name being PolHoes…)
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
(I blame the 10am Baileys for mine and Tilda’s team name being PolHoes…)
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
December 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Had lots of fun doing the Christmas quiz with @matildamartin.bsky.social @tomscotson.bsky.social Harriet Symonds, @jaheale.bsky.social and @zoegrunewald.bsky.social 🎄🔔🎁
(I blame the 10am Baileys for mine and Tilda’s team name being PolHoes…)
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
(I blame the 10am Baileys for mine and Tilda’s team name being PolHoes…)
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Natasha is always bang on with this stuff!
Last Substack of the year (probably). Wrote about how - without wishing to sound like Badenoch/a Times columnist and diminish VAWG perpetrated by British men and boys - the kids are (mostly) alright - tashthinks.substack.com/p/the-kids-a...
The Kids Are Alright....
...Mostly
tashthinks.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Natasha is always bang on with this stuff!
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From child poverty to the first 'Reform pub' – our editors dive into the things they have loved reading, commissioning and working on this year in a special edition of The Lead In Conversation with @nmozz.bsky.social @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and @lukebeardsworth.bsky.social
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In Conversation with The Lead Editors
From child poverty to the first 'Reform pub' – our editors dive into the things they have loved reading, commissioning and working on this year.
national.thelead.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
From child poverty to the first 'Reform pub' – our editors dive into the things they have loved reading, commissioning and working on this year in a special edition of The Lead In Conversation with @nmozz.bsky.social @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and @lukebeardsworth.bsky.social
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On @bbc5live.bsky.social from 11am discussing the week in politics for the next hour or so. Do tune in!
December 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
On @bbc5live.bsky.social from 11am discussing the week in politics for the next hour or so. Do tune in!
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They literally couldn’t be bothered to even show up to discuss the VAWG strategy today. bsky.app/profile/sara...
A grand total of 10 Conservatives (one woman) and 0 Reform present for a statement on the VAWG strategy.
Clearly protecting women and girls isn’t that much of a priority for them.
Clearly protecting women and girls isn’t that much of a priority for them.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
They literally couldn’t be bothered to even show up to discuss the VAWG strategy today. bsky.app/profile/sara...
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
I’m not working today but if I were I’d be giving the govt kudos for this. Well overdue step forward for tackling misogyny and sexual coercion in schools and beyond. Can’t tell you how much I wish we had it when I was younger!
apple.news/AYyMuE5bvSfi...
apple.news/AYyMuE5bvSfi...
Boys to learn difference between porn and real life to tackle misogyny in England’s schools — The Guardian
Teachers to be given extra training as Keir Starmer warns ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’
apple.news
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I’m not working today but if I were I’d be giving the govt kudos for this. Well overdue step forward for tackling misogyny and sexual coercion in schools and beyond. Can’t tell you how much I wish we had it when I was younger!
apple.news/AYyMuE5bvSfi...
apple.news/AYyMuE5bvSfi...
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Famous social conservative Danny Kruger seemingly following the teachings of Marx (Groucho).
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."
Reform MP Danny Kruger on pornstar/provocateur Bonnie Blue announcing her support for the party: "We’ll take votes from wherever we can get them, we want all the support we can get. Quite like Bonnie Blue."
Says party isn't "going to be fussy, we're not going to be judgemental" about Reform voters
Says party isn't "going to be fussy, we're not going to be judgemental" about Reform voters
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Famous social conservative Danny Kruger seemingly following the teachings of Marx (Groucho).
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."