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British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social · 2h

“Winning the argument will depend not on proving 2016 was a mistake, but convincing the country that 2026 demands something different.” @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on Burnham’s challenge in reopening the EU debate (citing recent British Future research) national.thelead.uk/p/andy-burnh...

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Burnham has opened the door to Europe. Now he has to stop looking back

Burnham’s EU pivot is long overdue realism. Now he needs an argument about security and growth, not a rerun of the referendum

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The Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 9h

Baroness Margaret Hodge has never been one to bite her tongue, taking on the BNP and calling out Corbyn. @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and the veteran Labour politician discuss the controversies she’s courted, lessons from fighting the far-right and her take on Andy Burnham. 👂 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 9h

Fantastic interview with Labour’s self-designated “Battleaxe” Margaret Hodge from our @zoegrunewald.bsky.social

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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🥪 YOUR LUNCHTIME LISTEN 🌮 Did Putin really tip the scales on Brexit? And what would that mean for Burnham’s plans to (maybe) rejoin the EU? 🌯 New ep with @zoegrunewald.bsky.social @rostaylor.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social 🥗 Listen – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Of course! Both can be true. But I think ultimately convincing the public will lie in what rejoining can do for the country now, rather than telling voters -- many of whom still feel their vote was a reasonable expression of anger -- they were misled

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Telling them they were manipulated doesn’t change their minds. I think the case for returning is strong and we should continually call out Russian interference, but I think winning the argument lies in the opportunities and the future of Britain. Hopefully that makes sene!

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I'm not saying it's not relevant, of course it is, I just worry about leaning too hard on delegitimising the 2016 vote. Many still see their vote as a legitimate expression of dissatisfaction with a political system that had ignored them for years.

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

There is danger in leaning too hard on the idea that the referendum was illegitimate. Many leave voters still see their vote as a legitimate expression of dissatisfaction with a political system that had ignored them for years. Telling them they were manipulated by Moscow wont change their minds

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Yep, and it strengthens the defence/security case for rejoining!

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I think thats true to an extent, especially making clear the threat that Russia poses and the solution being greater alignment with our allies and neighbours. But I think the argument for rejoining needs to be about future opportunities for the country and its citizens

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Yep, agree with the latter - this needs to be about opportunities

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

My feeling is that Burnham won’t win the "Breturn" (sorry) debate be relitigating 2016. The case for Europe has to be about our future security, growth and a world that’s changed, not who lied on a bus. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Burnham has opened the door to Europe. Now he has to stop looking back

Burnham’s EU pivot is long overdue realism. Now he needs an argument about security and growth, not a rerun of the referendum

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

but why have them cold when you can have them hot?

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Overnight oats are also good but a bowl of porridge on a cold morning is just wow x

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

For so long I really thought porridge was the most boring breakfast and now I literally go to sleep DREAMING about my big morning bowl of hot slop

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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🌅 GO TO WORK ON A POD 🌅 New episode with Russian Brexit interference, Trump’s dirty diesel deal, Greens in turmoil and more 🌅 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

☕︎ NEW EDITION ☕︎ The Tories in Badenoch’s fantasy world, where Britain somehow wants more Conservatism, only harder. 🥀 Plus: The total mess of Greens’ anti-Zionism motion 📳 Listen – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

“Don’t you DARE go after my imaginary friends!”

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

But that’s what I mean! At the minute her vision is just WE GET GROWTH with no “why”. And you could argue the need to articulate a vision is even more pertinent considering she clearly doesn’t want a larger state. What’s growth for, then? Enriching individuals? Fine.. but what about society?

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

PeOpLe WaNt GrOwTh. No… they want more money, better public services, clean streets, less crime etc

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was arguing with a Tory commentator on the radio last night who argued that growth and deregulation WAS the sell and it’s like no! it’s not! What could be exciting (to some voters) is what they DO for the country, they’re just mot exciting ends to themselves for most people

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Kind of, but there was a vision for the Tory party historically that sat somewhere along the line of Britain as a culturally rich, punching above its weight soft power… so there was a push for net zero, international rules etc etc. but all that’s gone and all that’s left is bitterness

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And I can’t help feeling so much of this is driven by a political culture shaped by atomised social media that no longer views the country as a collective with a social contract and mutual obligations but a kind of woke construct designed to fleece us

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It feels like so much of right wing politics now is just “burn it all to the ground” for the sake of it (or because people DESERVE IT), without really making a case for what good would come out of it

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Kemi Badenoch’s whole shtick is slash and burn, which is red meat for the Westminster-brained, but for the wider electorate… what actually is her vision for what emerges from the ashes? What sort of country does she want us to become? Seemingly just one that’s punitive, uncaring and nasty?

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/10/2026

no I'm sorry who told Le Monde we were calling it "Breturn", own up

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The prime minister is ready to have some arguments. But is he ready to win them? @zoegrunewald.bsky.social report from Labour Party Conference and untangling what the term ‘NIMTO’ - regularly muttered there - actually means.

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Labour Party Conference: Andy Burnham calls time on NIMTO

The prime minister is ready to have some arguments. But is he ready to win them?

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

call yourself “badass Kemi” again and you’ll be hearing from my lawyers

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also loving all the contortions of when someone is independent - the Conservatives think an 18-year-old is enough of an adult to sign up to a lifetime of student debt they weren't properly informed about, but not for the state to assess them for benefits on their own terms. Totally makes sense

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Don't pre-empt tomorrow's column!!!

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The argument behind “suicidal empathy” is that compassion is self-defeating. Burnham’s proposition is the inverse. Compassion is what gives you the conviction to make difficult decisions in the first place. Politics does not require us to care less, but to care more.

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The right says empathy is suicidal - but Andy Burnham thinks it might save us

The prime minister’s emotional conference speech laid down a challenge to populists who say compassion makes us weak

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As Lord Harris so eloquently told me earlier in the week.. it’s the scourge of NIMTOism… Not In My Term of Office

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have hope, but my hope is that hope will eventually turn into something else

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Early election watchers—how are we feeling?

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don’t like “we will hope again” but that was a corker of speech. That last bit was key. Some people might not like his ideas but at least he has some

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I feel like a dog hearing all my favourite words x

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am so happy about what I am hearing that I have lost the ability to speak

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It will never not be wild to me that the Russians attacked Keir Starmer's home, successfully spread falsehoods about Starmer's love life, and this didn't changed British politics and British political elite behaviour *at all*.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

quite. Would be better IMO to have a debate about what kind of care system we want, and then about how we finance it, rather than vice versa..

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If Burnham is going to make a bargain with pensioners on the triple lock and social care, perhaps he should also throw in immigration and care workers?

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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's been great seeing our @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on the TV for the new Sky series The Wargame. Thankfully, it's not real and neither is the job title!

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