Michael Kilpatrick
@mtkilpatrick.bsky.social
Baritone saxophonist, Duke Ellington devotee.
Harmony In Harlem jazz orchestra.
Liberal Democrat, federalist, poet.
Former VLSI engineer at ARM.
South Cambs, UK.
#NAFO - spend money to free Ukraine.
Harmony In Harlem jazz orchestra.
Liberal Democrat, federalist, poet.
Former VLSI engineer at ARM.
South Cambs, UK.
#NAFO - spend money to free Ukraine.
And there was me thinking you were inviting a conversation on federalism versus asymmetric devolution and the problems of imbalanced representative democracy, or something. <sigh>
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And there was me thinking you were inviting a conversation on federalism versus asymmetric devolution and the problems of imbalanced representative democracy, or something. <sigh>
Cripes. That's jolly disappointing.
December 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Cripes. That's jolly disappointing.
Erm, are we talking about a different West Lothian Question?
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Erm, are we talking about a different West Lothian Question?
Because it's important.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Because it's important.
No one checking thought "oo-err"? Unreal.
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
No one checking thought "oo-err"? Unreal.
Is he massaging his temple, or is that his idea of a salute?
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is he massaging his temple, or is that his idea of a salute?
Additional work in a shredder.
Seriously, who can say such a monstrous act of appeasement is a good starting point for anything other than humiliating capitulation?
Seriously, who can say such a monstrous act of appeasement is a good starting point for anything other than humiliating capitulation?
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Additional work in a shredder.
Seriously, who can say such a monstrous act of appeasement is a good starting point for anything other than humiliating capitulation?
Seriously, who can say such a monstrous act of appeasement is a good starting point for anything other than humiliating capitulation?
Classic British Understatement
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Classic British Understatement
To be fair to Chamberlain, he wasn't appeasing from a position of total strength, and the survival of the UK and all Europe was at least helped by buying time for the UK to rearm. Trump, on the other hand...
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
To be fair to Chamberlain, he wasn't appeasing from a position of total strength, and the survival of the UK and all Europe was at least helped by buying time for the UK to rearm. Trump, on the other hand...
A peace deal
A peace meal
A peace meat
A pease meat
Appease meat
Appeasement
A peace meal
A peace meat
A pease meat
Appease meat
Appeasement
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A peace deal
A peace meal
A peace meat
A pease meat
Appease meat
Appeasement
A peace meal
A peace meat
A pease meat
Appease meat
Appeasement
Ed, are you stating categorically that, given Zelensky's previous rejection of territorial loss, there are no current circumstances in which Europe can accept ANY territorial gains by Russia, which is including Crimea? I seriously hope so.
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ed, are you stating categorically that, given Zelensky's previous rejection of territorial loss, there are no current circumstances in which Europe can accept ANY territorial gains by Russia, which is including Crimea? I seriously hope so.
It just required 4 extra voters.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It just required 4 extra voters.
I hope you've got more sense than to watch that tedious programme that follows QT. Yacking dullards.
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I hope you've got more sense than to watch that tedious programme that follows QT. Yacking dullards.
I've gone off you now, old chap.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I've gone off you now, old chap.
It looks as if you've got the whisky out.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It looks as if you've got the whisky out.
Luckily, you're in your living room, not round that table...
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Luckily, you're in your living room, not round that table...
It helps to stare into a glass of whisky while watching it, old chap.
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It helps to stare into a glass of whisky while watching it, old chap.
His only saving grace is having a boring, sensible suit. As much as I love Josh.. that green? And Mr Kinnock's suit is strobing on the TV.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
His only saving grace is having a boring, sensible suit. As much as I love Josh.. that green? And Mr Kinnock's suit is strobing on the TV.