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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 14h

Morning light in our Paris apartment. Jardin du Palais-Royal through the windows. Beautiful.

JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 15h

Sorry to learn of the death of Jeffrey Archer. I met him as a student. He bought art I recommended. He tried hard to persuade me to join the Labour Party. I interviewed him often. We shared many dinners. He was loud, gossipy, encouraging, engaging, and, beneath the bluster, kind.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Delighted to be joining the National Galleries trustees from Paris for my first trustees meeting.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Karlito yesterday on #Caturday He does wear a bow tie well.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Morning light in our Paris apartment.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

View from our Paris flat for the next week

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wee post swim Sunday lunch with my beau by the Aegean.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“I’ve never met him” Nigel Farage said. #Reform

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You write your posts Gus & I’ll write mine.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Landmark meeting in Cardiff today as the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales, and the north of Ireland chart a route out of the UK for their respective countries. Will be discussing tomorrow morning on @JeremyVineOn5 with @theJeremyVine - at around 09.30

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Of course it might not have been the hat.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Impressive performance from the President of Ireland speaking truth to #Trump “I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.” She then sent him on his way.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For anyone on Insta I have a newish account (I’m locked out of the two ex parliamentary ones!) So feel free to give me a follow! @mrjohnmackenzienicolson is the Insta account name.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Truly terrifying. And it will be the ignorant and the poor who will suffer most - as in the States with Trump.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

And you’d be right. I was on air when the first plane crashed and stayed on air in the hours that followed.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Not as Orange as he looks… “Donald #Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united #Ireland “

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’ll be on @BBCRadioScot shortly talking about the #TwinTowers atrocities & being a journalist live on air as the attacks happened.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I will be talking about my memories of being on air covering these harrowing events later today on Radio Scotland Drive #NeverForget911 “Suddenly there was mayhem. One of the towers was on fire.”

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Twenty five years ago this week I was on air for @BBCNews when the Twin Towers were struck. In the hours to follow I covered the most harrowing event of my career live on air. I wrote this for @guardian on the anniversary. #TwinTowers #NeverForget911 www.theguardian.com/world/2011/s...

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9/11 anniversary: 'Suddenly there was mayhem. One of the towers was on fire'

John Nicolson was presenting BBC News 24 and expecting a routine day when the first plane hit the World Trade Centre

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You’d think the Germans might have learnt a thing or two from their recent history….

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I probably talked more than the others :)

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I didn’t ever chair a Select Committee though I was a member of the Culture and Media one.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

She never said she’d end it. She said she’d privatise it - though of course that might have amounted to the same thing.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Don’t see the connection myself. Being cruel to immigrants hardly a recipe for national contentment.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“There will be no downsides to #Brexit only upsides” Really? Meanwhile “Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit.”

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nine years ago today I introduced my Commons #TuringBill Its aim: to ‘pardon’ gay men found guilty of ‘crimes’ no longer on the statute book. The Tory Government promised support but then filibustered the bill to kill it off. Have a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=06Wi...

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John Nicolson's Turing Bill speech

YouTube video by Lynda Williamson

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Four years ago today Facebook reminds me. My lovely constituency staff. @lynda_cllr absent from the photo. And dear Irene to my left now gone and much missed.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Twelve years ago today this went into the post. ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ Yes!

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

“Yes, I support gay marriage. They have every right to be as miserable as straight people." #DollyParton #lgbt

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Warwick William Lendon. English. 1883 - 1971 ‘Anatole France’s Gardener. Anatole France 1844 – 1924 was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. Wee eBay find.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My beau a decade ago today. He doesn’t seem to age. ❤️

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Jason Arday wasn't the first academic to be accused of plagiarism. But he was the first to be pursued & mocked relentlessly & for days on end by shameless, cruel hacks. As @SadiqKhan said: “a pernicious public shaming that other people in his position wouldn’t have faced.”

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m so thrilled to become a trustee of @NatGalleriesSco not least since I’ve been collecting pictures since I was a wee boy. From car boot sales, markets, junk shops, and eBay - but mostly from Anita @GWauction

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It’s #InternationalCatDay and here are the much adored rescue cats who’ve adopted us over the years. First came glamorous magazine cover cat Honky & Rory who loved flowers and disco dancing. Then our beloved, much missed Rojo, followed by wee Grace, and now our new kitten Karl.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I’m thrilled to have been appointed a trustee of the National Galleries @NatGalleriesSco With an extraordinary collection, and exciting future plans I can’t wait to get to work with Catherine Muirden and her team. Here’s a wee painting of RLS from the collection to celebrate!

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Biden legacy : “Soon after taking power, the Taliban barred women and girls from secondary and higher education. Women have also faced severe restrictions in employment, freedom of expression, and movement outside their homes.” x.com/kenroth/stat...

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Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) on X

Here is a visual summary of life under the Taliban, who returned to power five years ago today. We must not forget -- and work to improve -- the abysmal life for women and girls under their ruthless g...

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