Annette Dittert
@annettedittert.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent ARD German TV London • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.
Pinned
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Dass @annettedittert.bsky.social zum Jaresende aufhört: shocking. Ich werde ihre Bildschirm-Präsenz sehr vermissen. Dank an @haraldstaun.bsky.social für dieses informative, schöne Interview! www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Abschied von der ARD: ARD-Korrespondentin Annette Dittert blickt zurück
17 Jahre lang war Annette Dittert Korrespondentin für die ARD in London. Nun hört sie auf - und blickt zurück auf ein Land, das sie während des Brexits neu kennengelernt hat und dem sie trotzdem treu ...
www.faz.net
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Dass @annettedittert.bsky.social zum Jaresende aufhört: shocking. Ich werde ihre Bildschirm-Präsenz sehr vermissen. Dank an @haraldstaun.bsky.social für dieses informative, schöne Interview! www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Reposted by Annette Dittert
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
London-Korrespondentin Annette Dittert sagt der ARD Goodbye
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
London-Korrespondentin Annette Dittert sagt der ARD Goodbye
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Mirror report: one thing most people get wrong about immigration numbers
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Major thing most people get wrong about immigration - and why PM hasn't helped
A report published today found that 56% of voters believe net migration rose last year - when in fact it halved - thanks to constant 'crisis messaging' about migration and asylum
www.mirror.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Mirror report: one thing most people get wrong about immigration numbers
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry
🆕 SPOILER ALERT - Unpicking the Budget 📈
The good stuff
The less good stuff
The economic rationale
The political consequences
Balance, humour, @pimlicat.bsky.social , @sturdyalex.bsky.social & top economist Vicky Pryce.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/05mP...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
The good stuff
The less good stuff
The economic rationale
The political consequences
Balance, humour, @pimlicat.bsky.social , @sturdyalex.bsky.social & top economist Vicky Pryce.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/05mP...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Unpicking the most-leaked Budget in history, with Vicky Pryce
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 26/11/2025 · 1h 18m
podcasts.apple.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry
Reposted by Annette Dittert
The Epstein files are going to be about a page and a half.
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Epstein files are going to be about a page and a half.
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Something that Trump’s hapless crew seem completely unable to understand.
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Something that Trump’s hapless crew seem completely unable to understand.
Reposted by Annette Dittert
🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Even @channel4news.bsky.social opens its budget coverage by asking "What will this do for Labour's position in the polls?"
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Even @channel4news.bsky.social opens its budget coverage by asking "What will this do for Labour's position in the polls?"
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
Excellent piece. Europe is losing time while still deluding itself over Trump not actually being on Putins side.
Just sent out this free piece. When the stories of the 28-point plan were first written, too many people went into overdrive to try and make excuses for Trump (He was not informed! He was not involved!). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
We Seem Intent On Making Excuses For Trump Until He Destroys Us
Phillips’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Excellent piece. Europe is losing time while still deluding itself over Trump not actually being on Putins side.
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Peter Etedgui, a Jewish former classmate of Nigel Farage, says he is angered by Reform leader claiming his recollection of racist bullying is untrue. Two former classmates bsck Etedgui's challenge to Farage's (partial) denial among 20 who recalled Farage's conduct then
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Peter Etedgui, a Jewish former classmate of Nigel Farage, says he is angered by Reform leader claiming his recollection of racist bullying is untrue. Two former classmates bsck Etedgui's challenge to Farage's (partial) denial among 20 who recalled Farage's conduct then
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Can anyone explain why Farage gets wall-to-wall news coverage for announcing policies that he may or may not do in four years time, but when his long-term colleague & Brexit partner is jailed for spouting EXACTLY the same pro-Kremlin propaganda as him....
a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background
ALT: a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Can anyone explain why Farage gets wall-to-wall news coverage for announcing policies that he may or may not do in four years time, but when his long-term colleague & Brexit partner is jailed for spouting EXACTLY the same pro-Kremlin propaganda as him....
Reposted by Annette Dittert
I missed this, from a year ago, but the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) uses not just clear Nazi aesthetics in its propaganda but also a clear Nazi salute.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I missed this, from a year ago, but the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) uses not just clear Nazi aesthetics in its propaganda but also a clear Nazi salute.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
The Russian leader is said to have been impressed with the disgraced ex-Reform politician who was asked to persuade politicians to appear on a pro-Kremlin TV channel
Putin ‘praised Nathan Gill’s recruitment of MEPs for interviews’
The Russian leader is said to have been impressed with the disgraced ex-Reform politician who was asked to persuade politicians to appear on a pro-Kremlin TV channel
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Kolumne: Ohne Zuwanderung wird sich das Rentenproblem nicht lösen lassen - darüber reden „bürgerliche“ Parteien aber sehr ungern. In den USA will die neue Rechtsradikale Allianz etwas anderes: weisse Babys (die AfD natürlich auch). Das wird aber nicht funktionieren.
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Kolumne: Ohne Zuwanderung wird sich das Rentenproblem nicht lösen lassen - darüber reden „bürgerliche“ Parteien aber sehr ungern. In den USA will die neue Rechtsradikale Allianz etwas anderes: weisse Babys (die AfD natürlich auch). Das wird aber nicht funktionieren.
Reposted by Annette Dittert
I agree with much of what @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social says, but I’m a little befuddled by the persistence in the UK of the perception that a customs union is somehow an easier, smaller step than joining the single market for goods. Quite the opposite I’d say,
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I agree with much of what @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social says, but I’m a little befuddled by the persistence in the UK of the perception that a customs union is somehow an easier, smaller step than joining the single market for goods. Quite the opposite I’d say,
Reposted by Annette Dittert
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
apnews.com/article/ukra... russians cucks fold again
apnews.com/article/ukra... russians cucks fold again
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with U.S.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
apnews.com/article/ukra... russians cucks fold again
apnews.com/article/ukra... russians cucks fold again
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Turns out the media & most of Parliament is as out of touch with reality as Twitter. Dear England.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Turns out the media & most of Parliament is as out of touch with reality as Twitter. Dear England.
Reposted by Annette Dittert
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic’s December issue. theatln.tc/WSldt5aa
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic’s December issue. theatln.tc/WSldt5aa
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Reflexive control “is the psychological trick by which the Russians get their enemies to allow the Russians to do their thinking for them, at their own expense.” @michaeldweiss.bsky.social on how a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence.
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
macspaunday.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reflexive control “is the psychological trick by which the Russians get their enemies to allow the Russians to do their thinking for them, at their own expense.” @michaeldweiss.bsky.social on how a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence.
Reposted by Annette Dittert
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...