Reposted by Ming HoOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 51706339
Reposted by Ming HoMing Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Out now in the Sep/Oct issue of #JournalofDementiaCare, my piece reflecting on 2 decades as sole family carer of my late mum. Subscribers can read it online, along with a companion piece by @drshibley.bsky.social or subscribe @dementiacommunity.bsky.social #dementia #carers #caring #alzheimers 013
Reposted by Ming Hofilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 30/09/2026More Private Film Collections Film is Fabulous! continue to accept collections for cataloguing, and missing and rare content has been found. Among the collections to be received are three that belonged to former BBC employees. filmisfabulous.org.ukfilmisfabulous.org.ukFilm is Fabulous | Film Collectors | Cinema | Vintage TelevisionFilm is Fabulous! is a charitable trust run by film collectors, cinema lovers and vintage television enthusiasts. Our objective is to advance, educate, and encourage public interest in film within Bri... 24413
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Out now in the Sep/Oct issue of #JournalofDementiaCare, my piece reflecting on 2 decades as sole family carer of my late mum. Subscribers can read it online, along with a companion piece by @drshibley.bsky.social or subscribe @dementiacommunity.bsky.social #dementia #carers #caring #alzheimers 013
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nick Robinson really can’t cope with a PM simply answering straight questions, instead of “playing the game”… 020
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A few hours in #Olbia, either side of the hiking trip… #Sardinia 010
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#GrottadelBueMarino, an amazing horizontal cave system of stalactites & stalagmites, near Cala Gonone… #CostadiBaunei #Sardinia #geology 000
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#CalaLuna beach (accessible only by boat or hiking), with its famous inverted heart-shaped caves, and hiking back over the ridge to Cala Gonone… #Sardinia #CostadiBaunei 000
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hiking up to #Tiscali nuragic (Bronze Age) fort village, #Sardinia… 000
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fantastic week walking in #Sardinia with Exodus. First up, #GorropuGorge… 020
Reposted by Ming HoRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life 1123013852
Reposted by Ming HoTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Sign the thank-you letter to RNLI for rescuing people at sea. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th... 7207106
Reposted by Ming HoThe Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026NEW: London has among the lowest violent crime rates in England & Wales, tops a ranking of best cities, and pays more in tax than it gets back – but the public overestimate crime risk, underestimate its standing, and don't know it's a net fiscal contributor. Our latest Mistaken Britain study ⬇️kcl.ac.ukLondon misperceptions: public often wrong on capital's crime, quality of life, contribution to public finances and Muslim population | King's College LondonA third believe there are "no-go" areas ruled by Sharia law 13323154
Reposted by Ming HoJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/09/2026Did...not a single MP raise the issue of balaclava-clad far-right mobs on the streets over the weekend? I missed PMQs myself (am travelling), but I can't see any mention of it across the whole liveblog. Absolutely extraordinary if so. 1518250
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There are no “legitimate concerns” that justify threatening lifesavers because you want them to let people drown. It’s not a “protest” or a “debate”. No government or media outlet should give this sheer hatred a moment’s credence. Call it what it is: racist terrorism & criminal thuggery. #RNLI 010
Reposted by Ming HoSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th... 17657416
Reposted by Ming HoRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/202690 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵) 4123731266
Reposted by Ming HoOliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 11615286
Reposted by Ming HoMemorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Billions spent on MI5, GCHQ and the security services and this went completely under the radar? 818741
Reposted by Ming HoDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 05/09/2026There's an argument for calling them masked thugs, because that is factually true. There's an argument for calling them pathetic cosplaying loser incels, also true, and laughing at them damages their tough-guy self image and hurts recruitment. There is no argument for calling them protesters. 351440341
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Oh FFS, BBC News! Reporting the fascist rally in Dover today as “protest”. It’s not. It’s racist thuggery. Terrorism. We know it. They know it. You know it. Shame on you, legitimising it - & making it about “traffic disruption”, FFS! It’s not. It’s racist intimidation. Call it what it is. 032
Reposted by Ming HoDawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As Chair of the London PLP, I have written to Reform Chairman Lee Anderson on behalf of London Labour MPs following Zia Yusuf’s vile and racist attack on Cllr Sagal Abdi-Wali. He must retract his remarks and apologise. There is no place for racism in our politics. 23448129
Reposted by Ming HoLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been ordered to pay a court almost £22,600 he received in pro-Russian bribes He was jailed for 10.5 years in November for taking payments for speeches in the European Parliament and appearances on pro-Russian media outlets in 2018 and 2019 1217781
Reposted by Ming HoChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Workinge IX to V, nys no waye to make a livinge, Scarsli gettinge by, all the takinge but no givinge, Thei but selle thy mynde and ne nevir issue credit -- Ynogh to make thee wax woode yf thou let it! 236797
Reposted by Ming HoThe BMJ @bmj.com · 27/08/2026The passing of Dolly Parton is a reminder that she was not only a legendary artist, she was also a stalwart supporter of medicine and science www.bmj.com/content/394/... 03512
Reposted by Ming HoStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026'Essentially everyone in the book trade knows loads of memoirs are fake and there are near-zero checks' is one of those stories I keep expecting to tank that part of the industry, yet it never does. 511320239
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Huge, totally unnecessary environmental damage: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Ban balloon releasesI would like the Government to ban balloon releases due to the devastating impact, misery and suffering they can cause to marine life and other animals, including swallowing balloons, getting tangled ... 021
Reposted by Ming HoSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 24/08/2026The problem with racists terrorising people seeking asylum is not wondering who they might come after next. The problem is that racists are terrorising people seeking asylum. 641896
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Maybe I haven’t been paying attention, but if Monty savaged the sheep, wouldn’t he have been covered in blood? Was he out alone? How could Linda not have noticed anything? 🤔 #TheArchers 301
Reposted by Ming HoJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Conservatives and Reform are competing both on who can propose the most xenophobicpolicy and make up the most absurd numbers to support it. I dissected the Conservatives' proposals on social housing/foreign nationals. Maybe Reform later... open.substack.com/pub/zeteouk/...open.substack.comDebunked! The Plan to Ban Foreign Nationals from Social Housing Is Based on BS NumbersFirst Reform UK and now the Conservatives have pledged to ban foreign nationals from social housing. But, as top economist Jonathan Portes argues, their arbitrary numbers just don't add up. 410243
Reposted by Ming HoMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity?eastangliabylines.co.ukAs Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carportsMinisters have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations 28228681227
Reposted by Ming HoDan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 14/08/2026tbh "don't have a barbecue there's a good lad" is actually a pretty good message to be sending out to everyone on Friday night before the hottest driest weekend of the August holidays. If we were Australia or something we would be used to this but we're not; this is adaptation 2645080
Reposted by Ming HoRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Those who think the fire alert was overkill seriously underestimate the BBQ-related stupidity of some people. A few years ago, part of a Cambridge college almost burned down because some students decided to light a disposable BBQ on the lead roof on one of the buildings. 🙄 1826644
Reposted by Ming HoDavid Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My latest article, on the new series of A House Through Time, staring tomorrow on BBC Two at 9m. Set in the amazing, beautiful, gothic city of Edinburgh.theguardian.com‘Houses with long histories are magical’: David Olusoga on the home history show that’s gripped the UKAt first, I worried that only historians would find A House Through Time compelling. But its appeal is so enduring that fans of the show stop me in the street to ask when they can watch more 3241772
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026youtu.be/-dtmRmOHK78?... 🌕🌗🌑youtu.beJaffa Cakes Half Moon Full Moon Total Eclipse AdvertYouTube video by CultOfJaffa 010
Reposted by Ming HoTanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Sometimes I think about how Michael Gove was able to dismiss the Tories £ 10 billion PPE waste & industrial scale corruption as an ‘ honest ‘ error & UK media said ‘ Oh that sounds credible ‘ 🙄 & the story disappeared after 2 days . 481200391
Reposted by Ming HoPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Your regular reminder that the UK's problem in the foreseeable future is too little immigration, not too much. You can have a 'legitimate concern' that our racist approach to immigration will mean two few people here, an understaffed NHS, and an undercooked economy. 35610
Reposted by Ming HoPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I’m still livid at the way Starmer approached all of this. 4643
Reposted by Ming HoPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026‘Listening’ to ‘legitimate concerns’ is what led us to violent riots in Thetford. Embracing flag-shagging is what inspires lynch mobs. These are the worst of people, and we should have said so clearly and loudly from the start. We should be saying it now. 33824237
Reposted by Ming HoChris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 28/07/2026it is *outrageous* that this has now become accepted as fact, and is endlessly rolled out on any social platform you care to mention despite corrections. who you can actually bring if you're on a visa: your spouse and kid(s). that's it 213458
Reposted by Ming HoJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Thorough write-up of the Times/Chris Philp migrants stat fabrication story by @garethtbij.bsky.social of @tbij.bsky.social www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...thebureauinvestigates.comFalse migrant care worker data came from Conservative PartyThe Times is forced to issue correction after claiming 12 workers from Cameroon brought 180 family members to UK 411962
Reposted by Ming HoSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The stranglehold the rightwing and far right have on our politics is absurd. Not a single policy or idea that benefits the country. A wild aversion to tax, immigration, NetZero, the EU.. trapping us in a dismal dead-end, unable to make progress for fear of the DailyMail demographic losing its shit. 861964526
Reposted by Ming HoSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 27/07/2026When people call for the deportation on grounds of racial or ethnic origin, it's not mere coarsening of discourse, it is real-life fascists setting out what they'll do given half a chance and our real-life friends and family will do the real-life suffering if we don't start real-life fighting this. 418140
Reposted by Ming HoTalking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 26/07/2026A British Gainsborough Pictures Classic! THE WICKED LADY (1945) 11:40am #TPTVsubtitles Starring #MargaretLockwood #GriffithJones #JamesMason 0132
Reposted by Ming HoJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New PM, same old media: Burnham is now simultaneously being accused of spending money he hasn't got on the policies he announces *and* not spending enough money on the policies he announces. 1431652311
Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Petition: Ban on sale of disposable BBQs Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable wildfires, which poses a serious risk to public safety & wildlife. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Ban on sale of disposable BBQsWe want the Government to introduce a nationwide ban on the sale of single-use disposable barbecues. Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable wildfires, which poses a serious risk to pu... 085