Jacqueline Riding

REFORM AND THE TORIES REFORMUK Kick in teeth for putting country first The Daily Telegraph In 2019, having stood aside in hundreds of seats to give the Tories a clear run, Nigel Farage's party was left empty-handed. To "get Brexit done", they had done what politicians always promise but rarely honour - and put the country first. What did they get? A kick in the teeth. (Isabel Oakeshott)

Dubai immigrant, Isabel Oakeshott, whines that Farage got nothing from his deal with the Tories last time, so why should he do that again.

Christ. The whining victimhood of these spoiled brats. Squabbling over power, while the rest of us live with the mess they’ve made of our country and our lives.

Daisy Cooper: small boats soared from 0 to 46k - all thanks to Brexit and Farage. Muhammad Yusuf’s arrogant smirk proves that she’s 100% right.

Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐

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'Our research clearly illustrates that large areas of the country are becoming “cold spots” for social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) subjects, meaning that students face starkly shrinking opportunities'. 1/2

Reform is reporting £331 million in savings across the councils it runs, but Private Eye’s Rotten Boroughs writer Saba Salman says the claims are complete guff.

Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube.

The One Where Alex Loses It Over Dungeons & Dragons

It is not right that the media can deliberately lie and mislead the public.

Labour would win massive public support to deal with this. Leveson 2 or something similar.

That’s two ideas today to shore up support and win votes. Do it now!!

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A new French novel reframes iconic works by O’Keeffe, Van Gogh and Goya through the fresh perspective of a young girl.

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The stage is set for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize winner announcement!

Tonight, we celebrate this year’s exceptional shortlist before revealing the highly anticipated winner.

Stay tuned for live updates right here at @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social

No that's not *your* on *our behalf*. Your job is to report the story, presenting all sides fairly and then *we* call it. What Mason is saying here is fundamentally not what the bbc is for!

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For the first time, John Constable’s masterpiece will go on show in Suffolk—his home county—as part of ‘Constable: Walking the Landscape’, marking 250 years since his birth.

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Inside the Paris club that championed women artists

A new book uncovers the history of the American Girls’ Club in Montparnasse—a 19th-century refuge where women artists found studios, community and independence.

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This month’s highlights include Portrait of Frederick—an “exceptionally rare” depiction of an enslaved person—alongside two significant gifts to public collections.

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A new book explores how the Lahore-born artist’s practice weaves together Indo-Persian miniature traditions, global modernism and the political history that shaped her generation.

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As Jonathan Gullis joins Reform UK, it's only fair to remind people of this.

All forgotten, is it, Dickie? ~AA

Let silly hacks go and work on their next bit of Westminster gossip. THIS is the main news from that conference. The clearest indication yet, right from the top.

What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle

What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev

If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle

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Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.

On @lbc.co.uk from 7am - polling suggests you quite like Rachel Reeves mansion tax. Why? Can you complain about end of trial by jury if you don’t want to pay more tax? And should Farage apologise for his alleged Nazi joker schoolboy past? 0345 6060973 the number x

Can’t remember budget ‘case studies’ ever being quite so funny. Especially in newspapers that recently anointed Liz Truss a fiscal genius.

Petition Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaigns in the UK. 99,501 signatures

Almost there. Less than five hundred signatures needed..

'Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy.'
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Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.

David Coburn, former leader of UKIP Scotland & mentioned in WhatsApp messages sent between Gill and his handler answers "no" when a journalist asks him if he took money to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.

The video of him outside his chateau is lol

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‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’

Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going

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Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry

The Mirror here Putin the boot in.. on Reformski

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.

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.