Robert Kilroy Silk

I've never met the guy, but I have from first hand some interesting insights.

He was Celia's tutor at Liverpool University in the sixties. Then he was a serious smoker of untipped Capstan Full Strength and it annoyed Celia a great deal. As did his attitude to all his students. (Interestingly, he now is anti-smoking!)

But then he was a champagne socialist and knew what was right!

I often wonder that he was actually before his time in that he was actually New Labour of the 'do as I say, not as I do' variety, but then I don't know as I've never met him.

I do know that his current party, UKIP are against everything my family has stood for for many years. My father was a strong European and I don't know how he would have voted in such an election, but I'm certain Kilroy would not have been on his list!