Anna Damski

England, Woodbridge

Editor in Chief at East Anglia Bylines

East Anglia Bylines Editor-in-chief & Chair of Suffolk for Europe. Contact me via the website.

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The Sutton Hoo warrior king: his surprising link to Christmas

Dec 25, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Anna Damski

As we hang mistletoe and holly and light our Christmas candles, few of us pause to think about these traditions, which stretch back into the mists of time. How did these pagan customs become entwined with Christian festivals? To answer that, we must travel back to early 7th century England and meet King Rædwald of Sutton Hoo fame – a ruler who bridged two worlds at a pivotal moment in history.
Budget realism: ‘It had to be done’, says East Anglia

Oct 31, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Peter Thurlow |Aidan Baker |Anna Damski |Elana Katz

The Budget is the great political confrontation of the year, when MPs crowd the chamber and the great beasts of the Conservatives and Labour lock horns across the despatch box. Though it is an axiom of all budgets, it seems that the nature of what is proposed is not fully realised till a couple of days later. It is only when the smoke and musket fire have gone that those who pore over the figures fully understand what is going on.
The citizen scientists who challenge the surge in sewage

Sep 7, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Anna Damski

In October 2021, 265 Conservative MPs voted down an amendment to the Environment Bill that would have stopped water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers and the sea. The vote sparked an outcry that, three years on, has yet to die down, and has spawned a new branch of citizen science. Since then, there has been a great deal of activism particularly in East Anglia – an area rich in rivers and rare chalk streams – led by the redoubtable clean water campaigner Feargal Sharkey.
New constituency Hitchin faces long-standing problems

Jul 1, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Anna Damski

At the last election, in 2019, there were six Bedfordshire constituencies. However, a population increase leading to recent boundary changes, this year there are seven, with the new one shared with Hertfordshire. The Bedfordshire constituencies for this election are: Bedford, Dunstable & Leighton Buzzard, Luton North, Luton South & South Bedfordshire, Mid Bedfordshire, and North Bedfordshire.
25 of the best memes mocking Sunak's D-Day departure

Jun 9, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Anna Damski

Rishi Sunak’s early exit from the D-Day commemoration has made news around the world. But none more so than here where he found some of the most furious criticism came from within his own party and its supporters. He later described his decision to leave earlier as a “mistake” in an interview with Sky. He hasn’t conducted another tv interview since, inevitably leading to commentators saying he’s ‘running away from being questioned about running away’.
Farage's Clacton gambit

Jun 3, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Anna Damski

In a not very surprising turn of events, former UKIP and now Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced this afternoon that he would stand as the Reform candidate in Clacton, Essex. Ten days ago, he had ruled out running, saying there was insufficient time to mount a campaign and he wanted to support Donald Trump in the US election. But at the “emergency” campaign event in London today, he confirmed his decision to stand and also to take over leadership of the Reform Party.
Farage’s Clacton gambit

Jun 3, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Anna Damski

In a not very surprising turn of events, former UKIP and now Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced this afternoon that he would stand as the Reform candidate in Clacton, Essex. Ten days ago, he had ruled out running, saying there was insufficient time to mount a campaign and he wanted to support Donald Trump in the US election. But at the “emergency” campaign event in London today, he confirmed his decision to stand and also to take over leadership of the Reform Party.
How to vote on 4 July

May 22, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Anna Damski

Today Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that a General Election will take place on 4 July 2024. As the nation prepares for this crucial, long-anticipated event, it is important to understand who is eligible to vote and how you can register for a postal vote if you will be away from home on Election Day. Here’s all you need to know on how to vote on 4 July. To vote in a General Election, individuals must meet specific eligibility criteria.
We crave optimism on Brexit, so what do our writers think?

Apr 12, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Jenny Rhodes |Kate Moore |Peter Thurlow |Anna Damski

We asked four of our contributors, part of the team that have produced this ‘Our Place in Europe‘ series over the past 10 months. What are their views for a future re-join? For all Labour’s terror of mentioning the word Brexit, might a change of government be a cause for optimism? The Brexit vote was eight painful years ago. Now politicians barely mention it, knowing they’re on weak ground championing it. Brexiter dreams have not been realised.
Sewage on our beaches

Apr 9, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Owen Sennitt |Anna Damski

Recent data shows that in 2023, Anglian Water had the greatest increase in sewage spills of all the water companies, and it was Norfolk’s beaches that were the most severely impacted in the country. Figures from the Environment Agency show untreated wastewater flowed directly into Norfolk’s coastal waters for more than 4,300 hours in 2023 – the equivalent of 179 days, or just shy of six months. Anglian Water cites higher rainfall as the reason.