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Ming Ho

@minghowriter.bsky.social
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Writer, walker, Europhile. mbalit.co.uk/client/ming-ho-2 A Many-Splendoured Thing, BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001str6 & www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t3b2 Former dementia carer: dementiajustaintsexy.blogspot.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We'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...
On Facebook and other platforms, people
who are known to support the asylum
seekers have been threatened with acid
attacks, petrol bombs and rape. The dossier.
which has been seen by the Guardian, also
claims that several local businesses have
been threatened by far-right agitators, along
with a church where some asylum seekers
worship. One man was punched in the throat
after he held up a "Love Thy Neighbour"
sign, while an elderly couple were falsely
accused of supporting sex offenders. In yet
another case, a 92-year-old church volunteer
was reportedly woken at 3am for two nights
in a row by a man standing outside her
home, shining a torch through her window
and shouting abuse
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Out 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
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
More 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.uk
filmisfabulous.org.uk
Film is Fabulous | Film Collectors | Cinema | Vintage Television
Film 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...
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Out 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
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nick Robinson really can’t cope with a PM simply answering straight questions, instead of “playing the game”…
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A few hours in #Olbia, either side of the hiking trip… #Sardinia
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#SpiaggiaOsalladiOrosei, #Sardinia… #GolfodiOrosei
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#GrottadelBueMarino, an amazing horizontal cave system of stalactites & stalagmites, near Cala Gonone… #CostadiBaunei #Sardinia #geology
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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
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hiking up to #Tiscali nuragic (Bronze Age) fort village, #Sardinia…
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fantastic week walking in #Sardinia with Exodus. First up, #GorropuGorge…
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. 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...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sign the thank-you letter to RNLI for rescuing people at sea. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This 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...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NEW: 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 ⬇️
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London misperceptions: public often wrong on capital's crime, quality of life, contribution to public finances and Muslim population | King's College London
A third believe there are "no-go" areas ruled by Sharia law
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/09/2026
Did...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.
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There 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
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If 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.uk
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This 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...
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
90 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 🧵)
You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The 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...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Memorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Billions spent on MI5, GCHQ and the security services and this went completely under the radar?
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 05/09/2026
There'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.
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Oh 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.
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Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As 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.
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nathan 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
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Workinge 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!
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 27/08/2026
The 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/...
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Stephen 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.
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Huge, totally unnecessary environmental damage: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Ban balloon releases
I 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 ...
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 24/08/2026
The 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.
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Maybe 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
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Conservatives 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/...
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Debunked! The Plan to Ban Foreign Nationals from Social Housing Is Based on BS Numbers
First 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.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
As 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.uk
As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
tbh "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
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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Those 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. 🙄
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David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My 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 UK
At 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
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
youtu.be/-dtmRmOHK78?... 🌕🌗🌑
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YouTube video by CultOfJaffa
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Sometimes 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 .
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Your 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.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’m still livid at the way Starmer approached all of this.
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Paul 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.
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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
it 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
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Thorough write-up of the Times/Chris Philp migrants stat fabrication story by @garethtbij.bsky.social of @tbij.bsky.social www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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False migrant care worker data came from Conservative Party
The Times is forced to issue correction after claiming 12 workers from Cameroon brought 180 family members to UK
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The 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.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 27/07/2026
When 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.
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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A British Gainsborough Pictures Classic! THE WICKED LADY (1945) 11:40am #TPTVsubtitles Starring #MargaretLockwood #GriffithJones #JamesMason
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 24/07/2026
Every. Single. Time.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New 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.
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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Petition: 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.uk
Petition: Ban on sale of disposable BBQs
We 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...
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