Ed Ng
@edng.bsky.social
Retired GP. Keen tennis and chess player
Rhetorical question: "Is Pete Hegseth out of his depth as war secretary?" www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
Is Pete Hegseth out of his depth as war secretary?
Critics say the former TV presenter is floundering after his purge left the armed forces leaderless at a time of war. President Trump seems to disagree
www.thetimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Rhetorical question: "Is Pete Hegseth out of his depth as war secretary?" www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
"Mar-a-Lago dinners and dollars: why Trump won’t talk tough on AI" - Of course there is always a personal motive with this guy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Mar-a-Lago dinners and dollars: why Trump won’t talk tough on AI
Close ties with tech titans and their vast fortunes keep the president from regulating artificial intelligence to deliver a promised ‘Golden Age’
www.thetimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"Mar-a-Lago dinners and dollars: why Trump won’t talk tough on AI" - Of course there is always a personal motive with this guy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
In case anyone remains unconvinced of Trump's close links with Putin: www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Trump Jr’s wedding ‘funded by Russian oligarch with Putin ties’
Umar Kremlev reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the reception and fireworks for the event, which took place in the Bahamas in May
www.thetimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
In case anyone remains unconvinced of Trump's close links with Putin: www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
2026
US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms,
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms,
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorate
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 6:06 AM
2026
US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms,
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms,
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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So in one week:
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
September 6, 2026 at 7:24 AM
So in one week:
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
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2) and 3) are intimately linked, in that the BBC (the organisation that really matters in the modern environment) treats 'claims by rival parties' as the operating frame for how it covers everything.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
So in one week:
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
September 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
2) and 3) are intimately linked, in that the BBC (the organisation that really matters in the modern environment) treats 'claims by rival parties' as the operating frame for how it covers everything.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
www.ft.com/content/54cf... "it’s clear the economic premium that employers are willing to pay for someone with a degree is falling sharply, not because of a glut of graduates but because of economic and technological change"
The university degree is losing its lustre
Technological and economic shifts are eroding the graduate premium
www.ft.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
www.ft.com/content/54cf... "it’s clear the economic premium that employers are willing to pay for someone with a degree is falling sharply, not because of a glut of graduates but because of economic and technological change"
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Bloody hell
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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September 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Bloody hell
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Amongst other things this reveals the dishonesty of the pretence that hostility to immigrants is based on a concern about 'integration'.
Zia Yusuf has tweeted this about the leader of Camden Council, Sagal Abdi-Wali, who has lived in Camden for over 35 years, after arriving as a child refugee in the early 1990s.
(Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)
(Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)
September 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Amongst other things this reveals the dishonesty of the pretence that hostility to immigrants is based on a concern about 'integration'.
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Zia Yusuf has tweeted this about the leader of Camden Council, Sagal Abdi-Wali, who has lived in Camden for over 35 years, after arriving as a child refugee in the early 1990s.
(Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)
(Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)
September 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Zia Yusuf has tweeted this about the leader of Camden Council, Sagal Abdi-Wali, who has lived in Camden for over 35 years, after arriving as a child refugee in the early 1990s.
(Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)
(Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)
"US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review" - This confirms that the idea of a "Special Relationship" is but a mirage. In an increasingly hostile world, including from the US, UK must seek strongly alliance urgently with EU- Economic, Political and for Defence
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review
The UK says Falkland islanders "are British with a right to determine their own future".
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review" - This confirms that the idea of a "Special Relationship" is but a mirage. In an increasingly hostile world, including from the US, UK must seek strongly alliance urgently with EU- Economic, Political and for Defence
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.thetimes.com/article/6848... "For devolution to be genuinely effective, it needs to come with a clear and comprehensive agreement on data usage"
www.thetimes.com
August 31, 2026 at 12:32 PM
www.thetimes.com/article/6848... "For devolution to be genuinely effective, it needs to come with a clear and comprehensive agreement on data usage"
"Trump leads most corrupt US administration in history" www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Gordon Brown: Trump leads most corrupt US administration in history
Former Labour prime minister said the US President belonged in the same category as authoritarians such as President Xi and President Putin
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2026 at 7:43 AM
"Trump leads most corrupt US administration in history" www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
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I am trying to figure out who they are talking about here...
August 25, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I am trying to figure out who they are talking about here...
www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a... Individualised vaccines against cancer becoming a reality
Landmark vaccine stops cancer returning in trial
Thousands of patients could benefit from personalised jab produced by Moderna and Merck to keep people free of the disease
www.thetimes.com
August 20, 2026 at 6:12 AM
www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a... Individualised vaccines against cancer becoming a reality
The Arday episode is tragic. Matthew Syed was spot on in his message to his sister, "He’s clearly been targeted in a vicious way. But it’s also clear that he’s plagiarised and violated other academic standards. Think both of these things can be true at the same time" www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Jason Arday was failed by the system — and by me
The academic my sister knew was ‘kind, wise, warm and fun’, if also deeply flawed. The system that overpromoted him should have been the target, not him
www.thetimes.com
August 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The Arday episode is tragic. Matthew Syed was spot on in his message to his sister, "He’s clearly been targeted in a vicious way. But it’s also clear that he’s plagiarised and violated other academic standards. Think both of these things can be true at the same time" www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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But then US backtracked on Patriot license and deliveries, and today there was a massive Ukrainian strike on Novorossiysk. Influence on targeting requires something in return.
Scoop: Ukraine halted an intense campaign of drone strikes on oil tankers using the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in the Russian port of Novorossiysk after a request from US vice-president JD Vance in a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port
Washington alarmed by Kyiv’s campaign on vessels collecting Kazakh oil from Novorossiysk
www.ft.com
August 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
But then US backtracked on Patriot license and deliveries, and today there was a massive Ukrainian strike on Novorossiysk. Influence on targeting requires something in return.
www.thetimes.com/article/8259... Yep, if Trump says "getting rid of Infantino would be a terrible mistake", then that's a powerful and urgent reason for FIFA and the world to be rid of him
Donald Trump: Getting rid of Gianni Infantino would be terrible mistake
US president warns Fifa ‘will never be as successful or profitable again’ if beleaguered chief is removed from his post
www.thetimes.com
August 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
www.thetimes.com/article/8259... Yep, if Trump says "getting rid of Infantino would be a terrible mistake", then that's a powerful and urgent reason for FIFA and the world to be rid of him
www.ft.com/content/1c4a... another good data driven article by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com: The lack of dynamism in UK economy compared to our comparator countries means that our educational outcomes will always lag. "we should view education as creating potential that a strong economy unleashes"
To fix education, fix the economy first
Weak educational outcomes often owe more to economic performance than education policy
www.ft.com
August 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
www.ft.com/content/1c4a... another good data driven article by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com: The lack of dynamism in UK economy compared to our comparator countries means that our educational outcomes will always lag. "we should view education as creating potential that a strong economy unleashes"
www.ft.com/content/06a2... "High temperatures have reduced water levels of rivers needed to cool nuclear and coal plants"
Solar eclipse threatens to tighten Europe’s electricity squeeze
Continent’s power system already under stress from heatwaves
www.ft.com
August 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
www.ft.com/content/06a2... "High temperatures have reduced water levels of rivers needed to cool nuclear and coal plants"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "concerns have already been raised that the same technology could be used maliciously to create new diseases". This is of course the main worry: we suggest know of AI going rogue to hack into other companies; Rogue AI designed super-pandemic would be an inevitability
Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses
Scientists made 16 successful viruses that had their genetic code designed by artificial intelligence.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 7, 2026 at 6:33 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "concerns have already been raised that the same technology could be used maliciously to create new diseases". This is of course the main worry: we suggest know of AI going rogue to hack into other companies; Rogue AI designed super-pandemic would be an inevitability
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A gangster speaks.
Trump: "We're taking a lot of oil from Venezuela -- billions and billions of barrels of oil. To the victor belong the spoils."
August 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM
A gangster speaks.
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art... "Tough on crime; tough on causes of crime"- clearly longer sentences are not the answer
Why are prisons overcrowded? The crisis in numbers
Longer sentences and an increase in recalled offenders are part of the reason why an early-release scheme is needed
www.thetimes.com
August 5, 2026 at 7:09 AM
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art... "Tough on crime; tough on causes of crime"- clearly longer sentences are not the answer