Personal Life
Rider married Jane Eydmann in November 1985 in Camden. The couple have two children, a son (born November 1989) and daughter (born September 1992). The family live in Maidenhead, and have a second home in East Portlemouth, Devon. Rider had objected to the building of affordable housing within East Portlemouth, where property prices had soared due to wealthy second home owners, leaving local people unable to afford to live within their own communities. The objections were quashed by South Hams council. In 2007, Rider's son's birthday party was disturbed when a canister of CS gas was set off.
Rider supports Charlton Athletic FC.
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