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Annette Dittert

@annettedittert.bsky.social
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Senior Correspondent ARD London 2008- 2025 • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/10/2026
If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 19h
This seems obviously correct. I don't think giving royalties to PA is a good idea, or a constructive way to help Palestianians. Members of the organisation have undertaken serious criminal acts. But to call them, and Rooney, terrorists is to abuse the term.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque” Ministers have publicly committed to open up data on land ownership - but the Land Registry themselves are dragging their feet. Tag your MP: let’s finally reveal who owns England! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque
Defra promised in March to work towards free access to data on large plots in England and Wales
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Fucking hell. #SlowHorses 6/Ep.5 Can't wait for the grand finale. This is almost unbearable.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It's this kind of behaviour from Russia that means we could soon find ourselves in a unpredictable escalation. www.ft.com/content/5da2...
ft.com
Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn
Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Why on earth does this BBC piece on Burnham telling an interviewer the UK security services confirmed Russian interference in the Brexit referendum require a response from a pro Brexit pressure group? It's literally our Prime Minister telling us about election security. It's nothing to do with them.
The prime minister told The Rest is Politics podcast that upon arriving in No 10, he had asked about possible Russian interference in the 2016 vote, adding: "I've had the clear answer that, yes, there was."

"I think we've been too much on the back foot on that actually and we haven't informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas," he added.

Burnham did not provide further details about the type or extent of Moscow's activity during the Brexit referendum.

Britain Unbound, a pro-Brexit campaign group, said Burnham's comments were "another crude attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the decision that the British people made in 2016".

It said that foreign interference in UK elections was "obviously unacceptable" but added: "There is no good reason to believe that Russian intervention influenced the outcome of the referendum in 2016.
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Antje Wiener @antjewiener.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Why the silence?" Thank you 🙏🏻 and warmest congratulations, dear @philippesands.bsky.social ! So well deserved!
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not quite, but comes close.
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
For now no need for Tatorts on a Sunday eve. At least until I am done with binging #BlueLights Phew.😅
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Why did nobody tell me that Blue Lights is out with a 4th Series.. Ha! Mein Abend ist gerettet.
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine | Timothy Garton Ash
Moscow’s imperialist strongman believes decadent European democracies can be cowed. Our job is to prove him wrong, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My 5 pence on Burnham who’s in Berlin today 👇😉
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dauert noch ein bisschen, aber wir sind dran..;)
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Agrarwuestenbewohner @agrarwuestensven.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hab die Lage gerade durchgehört. Eine klare Hörempfehlung. Besonders gefreut hab ich mich, dass @annettedittert.bsky.social wieder zu Gast war, es macht einfach Spaß ihr zuzuhören wenn sie UK erklärt. Und es gibt auch mal gute Neuigkeiten… 🥳
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you believe this, I have a bridge to sell you. The prime directive of the Conservative Party is to get and hold power. The idea that it would risk throwing away the opportunity merely because it involved an albeit uncomfortable arrangement with another right-wing party is clearly for the birds.
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Kemi Badenoch: I'd rather have another election than do a deal with Reform UK
The Conservative Party leader also pledged to cut the cost of hiring 21 to 24 year olds.
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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The moral arc of the universe is long but it bends towards Jeremy Clarkson spending decades denying global warming only to sink his fortune into a farm just as global warming really starts to kick in
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Badenoch would do a deal with Reform in a heartbeat, no matters what she says.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Useful things are happening recently on the right, with prominent figures drawing a line under the racism: Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadhim Zahawi, now James Cleverly. Tentative sense of a social and moral norm being re-established.
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of the most interesting debates in current international security is the degree to which we’re reliant on undersea cables and the degree to which these aren’t at all protected! I spoke to @katjabego.bsky.social about her excellent new book on the subject. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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Deep Connections: Kaja Bego on the undersea cables that underpin the global economy.
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 5 October · 53min
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LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 05/10/2026
As I've been saying, and Simon Nixon appears to agree: ~ 'Why Andy Burnham Will Ultimately Back Rejoining the EU' – Byline Times ~ bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/why-andy…
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'Why Andy Burnham Will Ultimately Back Rejoining the EU' – Byline Times
The logic of the Prime Minister's argument that Brexit has done more harm than good only points in one direction, argues Simon Nixon
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is just depressing. And I do not understand why Labour seems to let it slip. It’s not in Britain‘s, let alone their own interest.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is almost certainly true, and the UK fails women refugees in multiple ways, including by refusing safe routes to come here, wrongly rejecting asylum claims, barring family reunion & not recognising trafficking victims promptly or at all. If only Mahmood had the power to do something about this
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Nearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped, says Shabana Mahmood
Home secretary warns people traffickers will exploit asylum seekers because they decide who comes to the UK
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Antje Wiener @antjewiener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/kiew... Von hier aus die #Brandmauer zu @dielinkeberlin.bsky.social zu betonen, zeigt einmal mehr #Merz vollkommen fehlgeleitete politische Strategie, vom Instinkt ganz zu schweigen.
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Merz überraschend in Kiew eingetroffen
In der von russischen Angriffen geplagten ukrainischen Hauptstadt will der Bundeskanzler Solidarität demonstrieren und bringt neue Militärhilfe mit
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Indeed.
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
💯. It’s not just stupid electorally. It’s utterly shameful.
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sehr wahrscheinlich. Wir sind dran.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You do !
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ein tolles Publikum. Hat großen Spaß gemacht. 🙏
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Andreas Busch @abusch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Jetzt beim 35. #Literaturherbst in #Göttingen: Lesung von @annettedittert.bsky.social aus ihrem „Dear Britain“-Buch vor über 600 Zuschauern in der ausverkauften Sheddach-Halle. Ihr Bestseller zeigt das anhaltende große Interesse in 🇩🇪 an 🇬🇧!
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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Now that Andy Burnham has reopened the Europe question, free movement will be at the centre of debate. For @arguablymag.bsky.social I argue that it's a big benefit, not a price to be paid for a better trade relationship. www.arguably.uk/p/eu-free-mo...
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EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat
Progressives need to rediscover the positive case for immigration
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Seven Yakima @sevenyakima.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Exzellentes Gespräch zu Zustand und Potential der CDU mit @mariamlau.bsky.social bei @annewill.bsky.social. Sollten sich vor allem mal all jene hier anhören, die gern Mariam Lau als AfD-Freundin verunglimpfen. open.spotify.com/episode/1bcs...
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Zerfällt die CDU? Mit Mariam Lau
Politik mit Anne Will · Episode
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There will never be a majority for the Euro. Ever. But guess that’s what you meant ..;)
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It was worth it and you’re still here 😉. Have not heard all of them but those I listened to were fantastic. Learnt a lot.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left" It’s not just the Trump regime. From Germany to the UK to even Canada, attacking progressives to supposedly protect Jews is widespread, writes fascism expert and Jewish philosopher Jason Stanley for Zeteo:
zeteo.com
How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left
It’s not just the Trump regime. From Germany to the UK to even Canada, attacking progressives to supposedly protect Jews is widespread, writes Jewish philosopher and fascism expert Jason Stanley.
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Jonas Mueller-Töwe @jmuellertoewe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Warum ließ Wolfram Weimer drei für den Buchhandlungspreis nominierte Buchhandlungen vom Verfassungsschutz überprüfen? Er begründete das mit der Expertise seiner Beamten. @t-online.de vorliegende Dokumente zeigen jetzt: Seine Fachabteilung empfahl, alle Buchhandlungen auszuzeichnen.
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Buchhandlungspreis: Wegen dieser Sätze schaltete Weimer den Verfassungsschutz ein
Dokumente zeigen, dass vage Anhaltspunkte Kulturstaatsminister Weimer genügten, um im Falle des Buchhandlungspreises den Verfassungsschutz einzuschalten.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Each week you think: Braverman will never outdo this. She'll never say something madder than what just came out her mouth. And each week, she proves you wrong. Just the maddest fool on earth.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Liebe Leute, ich habe etwas zu verkünden. Am 6.10.18:00 Uhr wird es im Rangfoyer des Deutschen Theaters in Berlin eine Solidaritätsveranstaltung für die Zivilgesellschaft in Sachsen-Anhalt geben. Denn am 6.10. wird in Magdeburg der neue Landtag zusammen kommen und zum ersten Mal seit der Ernennung
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Deutscher Fonds für Demokratie e.V.
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BIC: GENODEMIGLS
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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is very, very good.
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🙏🙋🏻‍♀️
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The entire post by Shipman is a datapoint for how large swathes of UK news media are now dependent on getting clicks from Americans
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Marina Weisband @afelia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ich finde immer faszinierend, wie Medien diese vergangenen Kampagnen immer entlarven, aber bei den aktuell laufenden fröhlich mitmachen. volksverpetzer.de/analyse/heiz...
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Studie belegt: Wie BILD mit dem erfundenen „Heizungshammer" unsere Politik manipulierte
Eine neue Studie zeigt: Wie BILDs „Heizungshammer" eine erfolgreiche Manipulationskampagne werden konnte – und fast alle Medien darauf reinfielen. Volksverpetzer wurde auch als lobenswerte Ausnahme ge...
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Gilda Sahebi @gildasahebi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ich würde gerne massenhaft Analysen darüber lesen, wie es demokratische Kräfte in Berlin geschafft haben, einen Wahlkampf zu führen, der bewirkt hat, dass die autoritäre Partei in dieser Stadt nur 16% bekommen hat. Wo sind diese Analysen? Haben wirklich alle den Verstand verloren?
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reform UK's new 'Small Boats Watch' app is not only cruel, it is in clear violation of Apple and Google’s rules and must be removed immediately. You can take action now: bestforbritain.org/take-action/...
bestforbritain.org
Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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Jagoda Marinić @jagodamarinic.com · 25/09/2026
Unshit the Zone: in berlin hat das Thema bezahlbarer Wohnraum die Wahl entschieden. Doch wenige Tage nach der Wahl ist das Thema wieder fast verschwunden. Wie geht Unshit the Zone, wenn Flood the Zone with shit das Prinzip der Zersetzung ist? Jetzt überall wo es Podcasts gibt
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Brexit and Trump have combined to be an absolute disaster for UK food and drink exports. Deficit worst in a quarter of a century and sales have plummeted ever since we left the single market
ft.com
Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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