Annette Dittert
@annettedittert.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent ARD London 2008- 2025 • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.
A big ‚Thank you’ to the lovely ppl from @BBCRadio4 for inviting me to talk about my new book ‚Dear Britain’ which has become quite a bestseller in Germany. So we also talked about why the Germans do love this strange little island still so much. Including me ;). 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The World Tonight - Migrants rescued as boat catches fire in Channel - BBC Sounds
The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire
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Kemi Badenoch certainly seems to be advancing with her agenda to turn the Conservatives into Reform.
Badenoch Slammed After Former Neo-Nazi Activist Chosen As Tory Election Candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine is the creator of the Crewkerne Gazette.
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The state of this. A lovely day out for Badenoch and Philp, playing dress up and making pronouncements about early release schemes - having left the country with one hundred available men's prison places, after fourteen years in charge. You read that right. One hundred places.
I was struck by a piece on Radio 4 the other day, asking whether Burnham would be more "pragmatic" - meaning "positive" - about drilling in the North Sea. It was simply taken for granted that drilling was the "pragmatic" option, while opposing it was dogmatic or ideological.
James Murray@james-bg.bsky.social · 2d agoWrote about the deafening silence on our summer of climate impacts from Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens, business leaders, and even some campaign groups. The dominant climate discourse from the past week has been from those who want to ditch net zero targets and trash decarbonisation policies.
The Welsh just wanna rejoin blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
From Leave to Rejoin: Welsh Public Opinion Ten Years On
Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
Just arrived and look forward very much to reading this and discussing it with @paulmason.bsky.social 11 September at Waterstones. Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/reds-...
A report from an alternative universe where Trump’s poll numbers haven’t cratered and he hasn’t lost the Iran war.
Spaniens Wirtschaft wächst laut Goldman Sachs dreimal so stark wie der Durchschnitt der Eurozone, Spanien hat mit das höchste Wachstum an Produktivität in der EU, Spanien boomt - und das mit einem sozialistischen Ministerpräsidenten, der Zehntausenden Migrant:innen legalen Status gewährt und nicht..
I’ll miss him. His impossible columns, his brazenness and also his sense of humour. Rarely agreed with anything he wrote but always read it. #RIP
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2d agoBREAKING: Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle has died aged 66 after a short illness
Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.
Wir fragen uns ja oft, warum die Öffentlich-Rechtlichen ticken, wie sie ticken. Wie ist das geistige Klima in der Führungsebene, und wie wirkt sich das auf das Programm aus? In diesem Monat haben uns gleich drei hochrangige ARD-Vertreter ... (1/x) www.mdr.de/altpapier/da...
Kolumne: Das Altpapier am 24. Juni 2026 – Die Missionare der ARD
Kai Gniffke, Intendant des SWR, und Jörg Schönenborn, bald Moderator der "Tagesthemen", sind der Ansicht, dass die Journalisten, insbesondere öffentlich-rechtliche, problematische "Reflexe" haben. Zum...
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One of those substacks always worth a read. Today in particular. 👇
Simon Nixon@nixonsimon.bsky.social · 3d agoHow Europe lost the Battle of Ceuta; the four horsemen of the summer apocalypse; why Europe faces a climate sovereign doom loop; and why the Clacton by-election is not a joke - latest edition of Wealth of Nations just published open.substack.com/pub/nixons/p...
How Europe lost the Battle of Ceuta; the four horsemen of the summer apocalypse; why Europe faces a climate sovereign doom loop; and why the Clacton by-election is not a joke - latest edition of Wealth of Nations just published open.substack.com/pub/nixons/p...
Europe's Defeat
How Europe lost the Battle of Ceuta; the four horsemen of the summer apocalypse; why Europe faces a climate sovereign doom loop; and why the Clacton by-election is not a joke
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It would be lovely to be able to put on a jumper again. At least in the evening That’s all.
I can’t believe that Reform UK turned out to be financed by a bunch of money laundering fronts for Russia. It’s just so unexpected.
The BBC and its chair Samir Shah deserve enormous credit for fighting Donald Trump’s attempts to extort money from the British public Piece from me on how Shah’s bravery contrasts with US broadcasters’ cowardice
Praise the BBC’s fight against Trump’s gangsterism
Samir Shah: Hero of liberal democracy!
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Die Drohungen mit dem Ausschluss aus dem Schengenraum sind ein gefährlicher Präzedenzfall. Statt ihr gesamtes Gewicht in die Waagschale zu werfen, zerstritt sich die EU. Die Migrationspanik ist ein Geschenk an jeden, der Europa erpressen will. www.spiegel.de/ausland/ceut...
(S+) Meinung: Ceuta: Diesen Mangel an Solidarität werden die Spanier nicht vergessen - Kommentar
Statt wegen des Flüchtlingsdramas in Ceuta den Druck auf Marokko zu erhöhen, fielen viele EU-Partner über Madrid her. Die Migrationspanik ist ein Geschenk an jeden, der Europa erpressen will.
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Can’t believe my little book on Britain is still on top of the German bestselling list now for the 10th week ! A big heartfelt ‚THANK YOU! to all those of you who read it, bought or gave it to friends. I so didn’t expect this. And to my British followers: Yes, the Germans still love you. ❤️
This is way more comprehensive than I thought it would be. Maybe Burnham really has a plan ?
Will Jennings📉🗳️@drjennings.bsky.social · 5d agoThis Cabinet statement on Rewiring the State is fascinating, has clarity about what it is trying to (and the challenges therein) and is full of goodies for place-based advocates like me...
A great evening. And the Count a nice surprise 😉…
Hardeep Matharu@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 5d agoCount Binface was a surprise guest at Byline Times' event exploring parallels in US and UK politics with @lincolnproject.us and @quietriotpod.bsky.social in Leicester Square. His message to Clacton and beyond? Vote! And value a (flawed) democracy where he can take on – and laugh at – Nigel Farage.
Well, the government has a seven page memo on devolution and England and... there is a lot in there! Will add some thoughts, but the most striking thing is the pace. A lot of the serious reforms are due to come in April 2028 - this is not a gradual roadmap! www.gov.uk/government/p...
Rewiring the State – Cabinet Statement
This publication sets out this government's plan to fundamentally rewire the state by shifting power, funding and accountability from Whitehall to local leaders
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“The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.” www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations
UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions.
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They’re not messing about. If only US media had managed to be similarly united & determined in the face of Trump’s assaults on them…
Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 6d agoThe full statement from UEFA is remarkable. Members vow not to participate in FIFA competitions unless the entire proposal is scrapped and assurances are made it is gone for good.
I don’t want to jinx anything - and I presume the ‘party’ constitution makes it very difficult - but it surely can’t be long before Farage faces some sort of leadership challenge…
@pippacrerar.bsky.social: EXCL: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK. Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to the party, came from her son. Another important scoop from @Annaisaac
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
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Once you recognize it, you can't unhear how he talks like a wifebeater.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d agoTrump: "We're gonna hit them very hard. I can actually say that because there's very little they can do about it. They've already apologized. But we've gotta smack them a little bit."
