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/
I made a smaller, better behaved version of my cat out of her own hair btw. This one doesn't get poop on the bed
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I made a smaller, better behaved version of my cat out of her own hair btw. This one doesn't get poop on the bed
I wrote for @theipaper.com about the Caerphilly by election and why Reform is no longer Starmer's only problem
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October 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I wrote for @theipaper.com about the Caerphilly by election and why Reform is no longer Starmer's only problem
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Because white men in suits famously never harass anyone!
October 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Because white men in suits famously never harass anyone!
From creeping authoritarianism, to far-right money, to Epstein-era corruption, America's darkness is threatening to swallow Britain
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September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From creeping authoritarianism, to far-right money, to Epstein-era corruption, America's darkness is threatening to swallow Britain
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I can't overplay how important winning this trophy from my local gym is. The Grünewald family are so horrendously unsporting that my brother was genuinely deemed "only reasonably mobile" in his year 9 PE report, which tbf was an upgrade from "lacks basic motor skills" just years earlier
September 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I can't overplay how important winning this trophy from my local gym is. The Grünewald family are so horrendously unsporting that my brother was genuinely deemed "only reasonably mobile" in his year 9 PE report, which tbf was an upgrade from "lacks basic motor skills" just years earlier
A point I've not seen so much, but I think is important for women who are satisfied that Reform's plans to scrap the ECHR wouldn't impact them.. do you really trust Farage and friends to enshrine your hard-won rights?
My piece for @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
My piece for @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
August 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A point I've not seen so much, but I think is important for women who are satisfied that Reform's plans to scrap the ECHR wouldn't impact them.. do you really trust Farage and friends to enshrine your hard-won rights?
My piece for @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
My piece for @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
For a sense of how quickly things have descended in the last few months alone, Reforms flagship policy would have been too extreme for Reform just six months ago.
August 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For a sense of how quickly things have descended in the last few months alone, Reforms flagship policy would have been too extreme for Reform just six months ago.
Not sure what else there is to say at this point
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August 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Not sure what else there is to say at this point
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Peaches just came and sat in my lap for the first time so naturally I've cancelled all afternoon appointments
August 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Peaches just came and sat in my lap for the first time so naturally I've cancelled all afternoon appointments
My e-waiter at a London chain restaurant looks a bit like a certain political adviser. I assume the steak will be served blue? Ha ha ha come on
August 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My e-waiter at a London chain restaurant looks a bit like a certain political adviser. I assume the steak will be served blue? Ha ha ha come on
Nigel Farage: Tough on crime, soft on facts
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July 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Nigel Farage: Tough on crime, soft on facts
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Everyone compliment Peaches' tasteful and expensive hair cut
June 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Everyone compliment Peaches' tasteful and expensive hair cut
A personal piece from me today, reflecting on the grooming gangs inquiry. I can’t imagine what those girls went through, but I do know the exploitation of teenage girls is all too common.
I hope the inquiry sparks a mass reckoning with misogyny and classism.
national.thelead.uk/p/the-groomi...
I hope the inquiry sparks a mass reckoning with misogyny and classism.
national.thelead.uk/p/the-groomi...
June 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A personal piece from me today, reflecting on the grooming gangs inquiry. I can’t imagine what those girls went through, but I do know the exploitation of teenage girls is all too common.
I hope the inquiry sparks a mass reckoning with misogyny and classism.
national.thelead.uk/p/the-groomi...
I hope the inquiry sparks a mass reckoning with misogyny and classism.
national.thelead.uk/p/the-groomi...
I wrote for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social about why Finland is so much happier than us. Lots of other differences, of course, but it's hard to unsee that as politicians started hacking back the state, voter malaise really began to grow
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
June 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I wrote for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social about why Finland is so much happier than us. Lots of other differences, of course, but it's hard to unsee that as politicians started hacking back the state, voter malaise really began to grow
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
Important catch in this Saturday's @theleaduk.bsky.social newsletter re Reform UK and winter fuel. If the party were to means test, how would it be different to the governments plans? And if they were to reinstate it fully, how would they fund it?
May 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Important catch in this Saturday's @theleaduk.bsky.social newsletter re Reform UK and winter fuel. If the party were to means test, how would it be different to the governments plans? And if they were to reinstate it fully, how would they fund it?
Bit late posting this as i've been run off my bloody feet, but Tuesday's piece for @theleaduk.bsky.social was a reflection on the Brexit "reset" - namely how it's the return of some much welcome honesty in British politics.
national.thelead.uk/p/starmers-b...
national.thelead.uk/p/starmers-b...
May 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Bit late posting this as i've been run off my bloody feet, but Tuesday's piece for @theleaduk.bsky.social was a reflection on the Brexit "reset" - namely how it's the return of some much welcome honesty in British politics.
national.thelead.uk/p/starmers-b...
national.thelead.uk/p/starmers-b...
Doctor, she's yearning for freedom again
May 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Doctor, she's yearning for freedom again
Well I for one miss the old days when policemen were free to hit kids around the head with impunity! Anyone else???
April 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Well I for one miss the old days when policemen were free to hit kids around the head with impunity! Anyone else???
You drag yourself out of bed early on a Wednesday morning to go to the vet, just to be told you're eating too many biscuits. Unbelievable
April 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
You drag yourself out of bed early on a Wednesday morning to go to the vet, just to be told you're eating too many biscuits. Unbelievable
It's time to cut Donald Trump loose - before he takes the UK down with him
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April 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's time to cut Donald Trump loose - before he takes the UK down with him
Me for @theleaduk.bsky.social 👇
Me for @theleaduk.bsky.social 👇
@theleaduk.bsky.social Saturday newsletter is here, where I explain why more cuts is more austerity, regardless of what Labour might claim
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March 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
@theleaduk.bsky.social Saturday newsletter is here, where I explain why more cuts is more austerity, regardless of what Labour might claim
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