Jacqueline Riding
@jacriding.bsky.social
Film/TV historian #MrTurner #Peterloo #Colette Books Editor The Art Newspaper Curator/Consultant Author #Jacobites #Peterloo #Hogarth (Sunday Times Art Book of the Year) #HardStreets Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London out 5 Feb 2026
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The Mirror here Putin the boot in.. on Reformski
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Mirror here Putin the boot in.. on Reformski
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Rachel Johnson defends the actions & inactions of her brother Boris Johnson during COVID: "It's as though my brother was the Grim Reaper." This pathetic & repulsive comment was broadcast on LBC. And deserves the response below.
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Rachel Johnson defends the actions & inactions of her brother Boris Johnson during COVID: "It's as though my brother was the Grim Reaper." This pathetic & repulsive comment was broadcast on LBC. And deserves the response below.
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I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
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With everyone hating on Boris Johnson, can I just say that I've reviewed the forthcoming BBC drama about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and I'd forgotten how his laziness and carelessness arguably endangered her life in an Iranian prison and he still didn't apologise. The fucking rat.
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
With everyone hating on Boris Johnson, can I just say that I've reviewed the forthcoming BBC drama about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and I'd forgotten how his laziness and carelessness arguably endangered her life in an Iranian prison and he still didn't apologise. The fucking rat.
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NEW: The judge has begun her sentencing remarks in Nathan Gill hearing.
She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW: The judge has begun her sentencing remarks in Nathan Gill hearing.
She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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Incredible. The Chancellor rents out her house without council permission and there’s an enormous fuss and people saying she should resign. Reform members talk openly about genocide on Muslims - and, well - relative silence.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Incredible. The Chancellor rents out her house without council permission and there’s an enormous fuss and people saying she should resign. Reform members talk openly about genocide on Muslims - and, well - relative silence.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This seems like a good time to remind people that everyone in politics and media knew very well that Johnson was a bent, disastrous imbecile and that he was made Tory leader *specifically because* he was the candidate the Mail, the Sun, the Times, the Telegraph and the Express would all get behind.
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This seems like a good time to remind people that everyone in politics and media knew very well that Johnson was a bent, disastrous imbecile and that he was made Tory leader *specifically because* he was the candidate the Mail, the Sun, the Times, the Telegraph and the Express would all get behind.
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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POV: you’ve been hiding under the Palace of Westminster for hundreds of years.
See what we uncovered during recent surveys of the Palace as we prepare for its restoration.
See what we uncovered during recent surveys of the Palace as we prepare for its restoration.
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
POV: you’ve been hiding under the Palace of Westminster for hundreds of years.
See what we uncovered during recent surveys of the Palace as we prepare for its restoration.
See what we uncovered during recent surveys of the Palace as we prepare for its restoration.
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Johnson was one of those two a penny public schoolboys who memorise a bit of Greek and a chunk of Latin and recite it in the pub... sprinkled with some classical references... while everyone stands around and claps.
Not an original idea in his bone head.
Not even ersatz PG Wodehouse more PG Twits.
Not an original idea in his bone head.
Not even ersatz PG Wodehouse more PG Twits.
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Johnson was one of those two a penny public schoolboys who memorise a bit of Greek and a chunk of Latin and recite it in the pub... sprinkled with some classical references... while everyone stands around and claps.
Not an original idea in his bone head.
Not even ersatz PG Wodehouse more PG Twits.
Not an original idea in his bone head.
Not even ersatz PG Wodehouse more PG Twits.
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The "Dominic Cummings is a genius" types were worse than Dominic Cummings because they enabled Dominic Cummings.
The "Boris Johnson is a genius" types were worse than Boris Johnson because they enabled Boris Johnson.
Now go away and write that out a thousand times.
The "Boris Johnson is a genius" types were worse than Boris Johnson because they enabled Boris Johnson.
Now go away and write that out a thousand times.
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The "Dominic Cummings is a genius" types were worse than Dominic Cummings because they enabled Dominic Cummings.
The "Boris Johnson is a genius" types were worse than Boris Johnson because they enabled Boris Johnson.
Now go away and write that out a thousand times.
The "Boris Johnson is a genius" types were worse than Boris Johnson because they enabled Boris Johnson.
Now go away and write that out a thousand times.
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These are Farage's boats – we must not let him off the hook
Tony Vaughan MP
Tony Vaughan MP
These are Farage's boats – we must not let him off the hook
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
These are Farage's boats – we must not let him off the hook
Tony Vaughan MP
Tony Vaughan MP
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Also bringing this piece of brilliance back for the biggest clown, Boris Johnson! 😂😂
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Also bringing this piece of brilliance back for the biggest clown, Boris Johnson! 😂😂
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The UK Government failed the people during the COVID emergency. We now know as fact what we all suspected: thousands died due to their delay, dithering & incompetence. When will Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings & Kemi Badenoch apologise unreserved for these failings?
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The UK Government failed the people during the COVID emergency. We now know as fact what we all suspected: thousands died due to their delay, dithering & incompetence. When will Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings & Kemi Badenoch apologise unreserved for these failings?
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And when will the Daily Express, Daily Mail & Daily Telegraph apologise to people for their continual promotion & endorsement of Boris Johnson which led to thousands of avoidable deaths?
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
And when will the Daily Express, Daily Mail & Daily Telegraph apologise to people for their continual promotion & endorsement of Boris Johnson which led to thousands of avoidable deaths?
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Covid response of ‘toxic and chaotic’ UK government was ‘too little, too late’, inquiry finds on.ft.com/4o8E7g3
Covid response of ‘toxic and chaotic’ UK government was ‘too little, too late’, inquiry finds
Report criticises culture in Downing Street during Boris Johnson’s tenure
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Covid response of ‘toxic and chaotic’ UK government was ‘too little, too late’, inquiry finds on.ft.com/4o8E7g3
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From the CWS ARCHIVES. May 2020. COVID. ‘Let the bodies pile high’ Johnson.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
From the CWS ARCHIVES. May 2020. COVID. ‘Let the bodies pile high’ Johnson.
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My preview in @theartnewspaper.bsky.social of the William Nicholson exhibition opening at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, this weekend.
William Nicholson, often overlooked in favour of his more famous son, is coming out of the shadows
Head of a family of artists including the more famous Ben, a Pallant House Gallery exhibition shows this father is ripe for reassessment
www.theartnewspaper.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My preview in @theartnewspaper.bsky.social of the William Nicholson exhibition opening at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, this weekend.
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Coming up Nov 26 at Il Palmerino Cultural Association, Florence -
The Art & Life of Francesca Alexander: 1837-1917
A lecture by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, @wellesley.edu
www.calliopearts.org/post/lecture...
Sponsored by Calliope Arts, the British Institute & Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino
The Art & Life of Francesca Alexander: 1837-1917
A lecture by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, @wellesley.edu
www.calliopearts.org/post/lecture...
Sponsored by Calliope Arts, the British Institute & Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Coming up Nov 26 at Il Palmerino Cultural Association, Florence -
The Art & Life of Francesca Alexander: 1837-1917
A lecture by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, @wellesley.edu
www.calliopearts.org/post/lecture...
Sponsored by Calliope Arts, the British Institute & Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino
The Art & Life of Francesca Alexander: 1837-1917
A lecture by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, @wellesley.edu
www.calliopearts.org/post/lecture...
Sponsored by Calliope Arts, the British Institute & Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino
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Growing backbench pressure about how government uses X
I hope this pressure can link up with pressure to recognise strength of prima facie evidence thst X is in breach of legal duties (in systemic failure of its complaints system to be compliant with UK law)
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
I hope this pressure can link up with pressure to recognise strength of prima facie evidence thst X is in breach of legal duties (in systemic failure of its complaints system to be compliant with UK law)
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Growing backbench pressure about how government uses X
I hope this pressure can link up with pressure to recognise strength of prima facie evidence thst X is in breach of legal duties (in systemic failure of its complaints system to be compliant with UK law)
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
I hope this pressure can link up with pressure to recognise strength of prima facie evidence thst X is in breach of legal duties (in systemic failure of its complaints system to be compliant with UK law)
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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'why are Labour banning peaceful protest.'
The peaceful protest:
The peaceful protest:
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
'why are Labour banning peaceful protest.'
The peaceful protest:
The peaceful protest:
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My post on why Kent and Reform's other councils have got into such a mess....
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November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
My post on why Kent and Reform's other councils have got into such a mess....
samf.substack.com/p/the-realit...
samf.substack.com/p/the-realit...
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I’ve known the source of this story for 30 years - and he’s never diverged from his account of Farage’s anti semitism. The only thing that’s changed is his willingness to take on anti semitic apologists
So proud of a very longstanding and close friend for going public with this - it takes real courage
@peterjukes.bsky.social Peter E is a real mensch!
@peterjukes.bsky.social Peter E is a real mensch!
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’ve known the source of this story for 30 years - and he’s never diverged from his account of Farage’s anti semitism. The only thing that’s changed is his willingness to take on anti semitic apologists