Ming Ho
@minghowriter.bsky.social
Writer, walker, Europhile.
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A Many-Splendoured Thing, BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001str6 & https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t3b2
Former dementia carer: http://dementiajustaintsexy.blogspot.com
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A Many-Splendoured Thing, BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001str6 & https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t3b2
Former dementia carer: http://dementiajustaintsexy.blogspot.com
Oh, George! Just move away from Ambridge. #TheArchers
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Oh, George! Just move away from Ambridge. #TheArchers
Anyone know why Paddington Station was evacuated this afternoon? Don’t see any posts about it. #PaddingtonStation
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Anyone know why Paddington Station was evacuated this afternoon? Don’t see any posts about it. #PaddingtonStation
#BBCQuestiontime from Dover - “immigration special”? FFS! Just another BBC News programme whipping up racist bigotry, with Fiona Bruce salivating. Tell me again where the “left wing bias” is, or the “balance”?
December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#BBCQuestiontime from Dover - “immigration special”? FFS! Just another BBC News programme whipping up racist bigotry, with Fiona Bruce salivating. Tell me again where the “left wing bias” is, or the “balance”?
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"This explains why the administration refuses to declassify the memo...If the public saw how flimsy the legal footing is, they’d see the president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target..." open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
NEWS: Leaked memo exposes flimsy legal basis for Trump boat strikes
DOJ's classified, "legal authorization" for the missile attacks is beginning to collapse.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"This explains why the administration refuses to declassify the memo...If the public saw how flimsy the legal footing is, they’d see the president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target..." open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
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If you’re infected don’t spread it around. A significant proportion become ill enough to be hospitalised…some die
This strain’s proving to be immune evasive…the vaccine provides reasonable protection against serious illness, but not infection
That feels bad enough!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This strain’s proving to be immune evasive…the vaccine provides reasonable protection against serious illness, but not infection
That feels bad enough!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses
Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you’re infected don’t spread it around. A significant proportion become ill enough to be hospitalised…some die
This strain’s proving to be immune evasive…the vaccine provides reasonable protection against serious illness, but not infection
That feels bad enough!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This strain’s proving to be immune evasive…the vaccine provides reasonable protection against serious illness, but not infection
That feels bad enough!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Very bad flu’ season this year and no sign of it peaking.
1,717 patients were admitted to hospital with the virus each day last week on average, more than twice as high as this time last year, according to NHS England statistics.
Get vaccinated if you haven’t already.
1,717 patients were admitted to hospital with the virus each day last week on average, more than twice as high as this time last year, according to NHS England statistics.
Get vaccinated if you haven’t already.
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Very bad flu’ season this year and no sign of it peaking.
1,717 patients were admitted to hospital with the virus each day last week on average, more than twice as high as this time last year, according to NHS England statistics.
Get vaccinated if you haven’t already.
1,717 patients were admitted to hospital with the virus each day last week on average, more than twice as high as this time last year, according to NHS England statistics.
Get vaccinated if you haven’t already.
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Sir John Curtice
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Sir John Curtice
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
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This is the guy who gave Boris Johnson £1 million and then won a big MoD contract....
Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is the guy who gave Boris Johnson £1 million and then won a big MoD contract....
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Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
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First three words superfluous.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
Legal experts say there is no basis in the US Constitution for a president to revoke pardons.
Trump says he has revoked Biden’s autopen pardons: But can he do it?
Legal experts say there is no basis in the US Constitution for a president to revoke pardons.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
First three words superfluous.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
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"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
Wes Streeting seems really to loathe & despise doctors, much as Gove had contempt for teachers. Why does government have to be hostile to those working in our public services? Surely it’s counterproductive to be adversarial, rather than supportive.
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Wes Streeting seems really to loathe & despise doctors, much as Gove had contempt for teachers. Why does government have to be hostile to those working in our public services? Surely it’s counterproductive to be adversarial, rather than supportive.
Utterly inhuman. WTF, America?
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Utterly inhuman. WTF, America?
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This should be the main story on all TV news programmes. The University of Essex is closing its Southend campus because of the fall in the number of foreign students and the loss of income they provided for the University. www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2566689...
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This should be the main story on all TV news programmes. The University of Essex is closing its Southend campus because of the fall in the number of foreign students and the loss of income they provided for the University. www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2566689...
Remember this, when you criticise doctors for asking for decent pay.
NHS to pay 25% more for US drugs
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Remember this, when you criticise doctors for asking for decent pay.
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One thing I’ll never understand about the BBC, is that they seem not to realise they are the BBC. Still the most trusted news brand. They don’t need “star names” like Kuenssberg, Robinson, Mason etc.
All news should be delivered by an anonymous individual with a bag over their head.
All news should be delivered by an anonymous individual with a bag over their head.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
One thing I’ll never understand about the BBC, is that they seem not to realise they are the BBC. Still the most trusted news brand. They don’t need “star names” like Kuenssberg, Robinson, Mason etc.
All news should be delivered by an anonymous individual with a bag over their head.
All news should be delivered by an anonymous individual with a bag over their head.
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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This is the mayor of Akron, Ohio.
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is the mayor of Akron, Ohio.
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WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
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Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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One of my biggest fears is how the toughening up of restrictions directed at the many tens of thousands of people on Health and Care visas (both for extensions and settlement) will see increases in undocumented people. Instead of helping them, they are being demonised.
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
One of my biggest fears is how the toughening up of restrictions directed at the many tens of thousands of people on Health and Care visas (both for extensions and settlement) will see increases in undocumented people. Instead of helping them, they are being demonised.
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!