Zoe Williams
@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
Guardian writer, but one time I said something inflammatory to the US right & they called me a Diseased Pitmommy. So that's what I go by now
Wrote this because I was annoyed that Antonia Romeo got crowned queen of woke, even tho from the little I know of her, she does seem to be yasss, queen www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Starmer’s prospective top civil servant really is the ‘queen of woke’, let’s agree that word has lost all meaning | Zoe Williams
The incoming cabinet secretary, Antonia Romeo, worked under the notoriously woke David Cameron and Theresa May. Maybe she was a double agent? says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Wrote this because I was annoyed that Antonia Romeo got crowned queen of woke, even tho from the little I know of her, she does seem to be yasss, queen www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Appreciated this searching conversation with Matt Stadlen open.spotify.com/episode/6Rwp...
20 Questions With Zoe Williams
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February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Appreciated this searching conversation with Matt Stadlen open.spotify.com/episode/6Rwp...
Brilliant episode
🆕 PROMETHEUS: I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
One man; several contradictory myths.
Is he protector or disruptor? Genius or arsonist?
Season 2 of Podyssey kicks off with an absolute belter.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0s0L...
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One man; several contradictory myths.
Is he protector or disruptor? Genius or arsonist?
Season 2 of Podyssey kicks off with an absolute belter.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0s0L...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
PROMETHEUS: I Don't Want to Set The World On Fire
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 08/02/2026 · 1h 28m
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February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Brilliant episode
Absolutely love this Sky journalist x.com/SkyNews/stat...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Absolutely love this Sky journalist x.com/SkyNews/stat...
Fascinating piece by my esteemed colleague Elle Hunt www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Demand has increased, without a doubt’: the shocking rise of personal protection dogs
Pets trained to bite, hold and release on command are growing ever more popular in the UK. But why – and at what cost to the animals and their owners?
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Fascinating piece by my esteemed colleague Elle Hunt www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Wes Streeting mansplaining decency in public life, having been Peter Mandelson's great defender, is kind of sickening and funny in equal parts.
February 4, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Wes Streeting mansplaining decency in public life, having been Peter Mandelson's great defender, is kind of sickening and funny in equal parts.
This is so brilliant & funny & enraging How did British Muslims become ‘the problem’? – podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
How did British Muslims become ‘the problem’? – podcast
Miqdaad Versi, Shaista Aziz, Aamna Mohdin and Nosheen Iqbal on the rise of the far right and growing Islamophobia in the UK
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM
This is so brilliant & funny & enraging How did British Muslims become ‘the problem’? – podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
@fuguesmagazine.bsky.social bonjour je cherches Caro Lavigne pour une articles dans Le Guardian en Angleterre, estceque vous pouvais nous connecterons?
January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
@fuguesmagazine.bsky.social bonjour je cherches Caro Lavigne pour une articles dans Le Guardian en Angleterre, estceque vous pouvais nous connecterons?
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African descended people are walking around with surnames like McCalmont and Mcdonald but you're saying it's European culture facing erasure 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
January 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
African descended people are walking around with surnames like McCalmont and Mcdonald but you're saying it's European culture facing erasure 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bsky probably isn't London-dense enough for this crowd-source, but does anyone remember the name of a tiny pub in Wandsworth in the late 80s, round the corner from the Alma on Alma Road, that was so old school it didn't have a Ladies Toilet? (no, I don't know why I capped that either)
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Bsky probably isn't London-dense enough for this crowd-source, but does anyone remember the name of a tiny pub in Wandsworth in the late 80s, round the corner from the Alma on Alma Road, that was so old school it didn't have a Ladies Toilet? (no, I don't know why I capped that either)
Will someone just put @pimlicat.bsky.social in charge of Brexit already www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer has a historic opportunity to fix this awful Brexit – if he follows this plan | Naomi Smith
The new bill giving ministers the power to align trade with the EU has huge practical and symbolic value. Let it herald a new and exciting ambition, says Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Will someone just put @pimlicat.bsky.social in charge of Brexit already www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is an extraordinary human failure from a supposedly progressive government. Jaw dropping www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
This is an extraordinary human failure from a supposedly progressive government. Jaw dropping www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Happy 12th birthday to you, Peckham Chamber Orchestra
December 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Happy 12th birthday to you, Peckham Chamber Orchestra
If you read one comment piece today it should be this for sure, so subtle and interesting www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us | Nesrine Malik
There is a bread and circuses feel to this scandal. A wise public would see red flags; instead it sees entertainment, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
If you read one comment piece today it should be this for sure, so subtle and interesting www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ngl you could do a lot worse than copy my podcast year
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ngl you could do a lot worse than copy my podcast year
Column on the fascist overlords www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Column on the fascist overlords www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A hidden gem for PolSci in an Econ journal: mainstream right-wing parties seem to capture only a fraction (!) of the far-right vote when the latter don't run in an election. Crucially, left parties seem to gain votes! A key finding for understanding potential coalitions doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A hidden gem for PolSci in an Econ journal: mainstream right-wing parties seem to capture only a fraction (!) of the far-right vote when the latter don't run in an election. Crucially, left parties seem to gain votes! A key finding for understanding potential coalitions doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
I am absolutely loving the 'Kemi Badenoch talks bollocks' stream meeting the 'men thinking about the Roman Empire at least once a day' stream
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I am absolutely loving the 'Kemi Badenoch talks bollocks' stream meeting the 'men thinking about the Roman Empire at least once a day' stream
It's true my sister designed it but I honestly don't even think I'm biased, I think it's objectively the cutest jumper ever
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It's true my sister designed it but I honestly don't even think I'm biased, I think it's objectively the cutest jumper ever
This is really interesting, even if there are absolutely key statistical words in it that you don't understand at all (+ nice little shout out for Dining across the Divide) benansell.substack.com/p/odd-ones-out
Odd Ones Out
Mapping Britain's social values and the marginalisation of the 'anti-woke'
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November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This is really interesting, even if there are absolutely key statistical words in it that you don't understand at all (+ nice little shout out for Dining across the Divide) benansell.substack.com/p/odd-ones-out
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I only listen to true crime and @alexpodyssey.bsky.social so the fact that this is the most gripping thing I've heard in ages says a lot open.spotify.com/episode/59VO...
Spotify – Web Player
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November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I only listen to true crime and @alexpodyssey.bsky.social so the fact that this is the most gripping thing I've heard in ages says a lot open.spotify.com/episode/59VO...
If you read one Guardian comment piece today, obviously read Aditya's www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The real Reform voters have been revealed – it’s a slapdash coalition Farage will struggle to hold together | Aditya Chakrabortty
This is no single bloc marching under one ideology, or even a mass of ‘red-wall’ voters. What unites them is a desire for something different, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
If you read one Guardian comment piece today, obviously read Aditya's www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Late arriving fandom of... Chris Pattern. Please go back and listen to PM, he's fucking brilliant
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Late arriving fandom of... Chris Pattern. Please go back and listen to PM, he's fucking brilliant
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This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7